Biology:Acleris flavivittana

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Short description: Species of moth

Acleris flavivittana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. flavivittana
Binomial name
Acleris flavivittana
(Clemens, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea flavivittana Clemens, 1864
  • Teras perspicuana Robinson, 1869

Acleris flavivittana, the multiform leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts , Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee , Vermont, Virginia, Washington (state) , West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. Adults are variable in color, but most have blackish-brown forewings with light brown spotting along the costa and outer margin and strong scale-tufting. Paler specimens have a deep blackish basal area and other specimens are more evenly purple brown with pale streaking along the inner margin.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Malus pumila and Prunus pensylvanica.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13225357 entry