Biology:Acleris abietana
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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. abietana
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| Acleris abietana (Hubner, [1819–1822])[1]
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Acleris abietana, the Perth button, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, where it has been recorded from Great Britain, Ireland, France , Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany , Denmark , Austria, Switzerland , Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland , Hungary and Russia .[2] The habitat consists of coniferous woodlands.[3]
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The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Very similar to forms of Acleris hastiana but the forewing has more pronounced scale-tufts. Certain identification requires genitalia dissection. Julius von Kennel gives a full description.[4]
Adults are on wing in one generation from August to late October and, after hibernation, from mid-March to May.[5]
The larvae feed on Abies alba, Pinus and Picea species (including Picea excelsa and Picea abies). They live in a loose spinning between the needles of their host plant. Larvae can be found from June to July.
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- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Julius von Kennel,1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 73-74
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium
Wikidata ☰ Q4263466 entry
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