Biology:Acleris flavivittana
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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. flavivittana
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| Acleris flavivittana (Clemens, 1864)[1]
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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
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ "Moth Photographers Group – Acleris flavivittana – 3542". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3542.
- ↑ McDunnough, J. 1934. The Canadian species of the Tortricid genus Peronea. Canadian Journal of Research, 1934, 11(3): 290–332
- ↑ Tortricidae Food Plant Database
Wikidata ☰ Q13225357 entry
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