Biology:Acleris arcticana

Short description: Species of moth

Acleris arcticana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. arcticana
Binomial name
Acleris arcticana (Guenee, 1845)
Synonyms
Teras arcticana Guenee, 1845 Teras articana Ragonot, 1894 Acleris boreana Wolff, 1964 Peronea caryosphena Meyrick, 1937 Peronea walkerana McDunnough, 1934

Acleris arcticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Norway , Sweden, Finland , Greenland and North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Illinois and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 14–24 mm. The forewings are very dark smoky grey with a faint oblique antemedian band, represented by a few dark scales near the costa. There are some scattered blackish scales in the apical portion. The hindwings are pale smoky, slightly speckled with black near the apex. Adults are on wing from April to June and from August to September.

The larvae feed on Salix glauca.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13225239 entry