Biology:Acleris extensana

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Short description: Species of moth

Acleris extensana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. extensana
Binomial name
Acleris extensana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras extensana Walker, 1863
  • Peronea agrioma Meyrick, 1920
  • Oxygrapha comparana Walsingham, in Swinhoe, 1900
  • Peronea dictylodes Diakonoff, 1947
  • Oxygrapha dictyodes Meyrick, 1907
  • Teras divisana Walker, 1863

Acleris extensana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka,[3] India (Assam, Punjab), China [4] and Vietnam.

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with white. The veins and transverse strigulae are fuscous. The hindwings are light grey, faintly strigulated with darker.[5]

The larvae feed on Malus (including Malus sylvestris), Pyrus and Rosa species.[6][7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13225346 entry