Acleris fragariana
| Acleris fragariana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. fragariana |
| Binomial name | |
| Acleris fragariana Kearfott, 1904[1] | |
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Acleris fragariana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, California, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario and Washington.[2]
The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are pale orange-yellow in the basal half and with reddish-purple suffusion over the outer area and along the inner margin to the base.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from July to October.
The larvae feed on Myrica gale, Aronia melanocarpa, Fragaria (including Fragaria virginiana), Prunus, Rosa, Rubus and Pouteria species.[4]
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