Biology:Acleris celiana
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Short description: Species of moth
| Acleris celiana | |
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| Acleris celiana - Searsmont Maine, May 2014 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. celiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Acleris celiana (Robinson, 1869)[1]
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Acleris celiana, Celiana's Acleris, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts , Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Quebec, Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are red-brown with an oblique whitish antemedian band, sprinkled with dark dots and with a waved edge.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to November.
The larvae feed on Prunus virginiana, Betula (including Betula nana and Betula papyrifera) and Salix species.[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acleris celiana. |
Wikidata ☰ Q13225283 entry
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