Biology:Acleris oxycoccana
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Short description: Species of moth
| Acleris oxycoccana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. oxycoccana
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| Binomial name | |
| Acleris oxycoccana (Packard, 1869)[1]
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Acleris oxycoccana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Indiana , Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Newfoundland, Ontario, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]
The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The colouration of the forewings is quite variable, ranging from uniform deep black-brown with scattered ruddy scaling to bright red-brown.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round.
The larvae feed on Chamaedaphne calyculata and Prunus pumila.[4]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13225455 entry
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