Acleris extensana

Acleris extensana
Scientific classification
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 Tortricidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, India (Assam, Punjab), China[2] and Vietnam.

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated with white. The veins and transverse strigulae are fuscous. The hindwings are light grey, faintly strigulated with darker.[3]

The larvae feed on Malus (including Malus sylvestris), Pyrus and Rosa species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Acleris at funet
  3. ↑ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (3): 734
  4. ↑ Tortricidae Food Plant Database
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