Acleris paradiseana

Acleris paradiseana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. paradiseana
Binomial name
Acleris paradiseana
(Walsingham, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxygrapha paradiseana Walsingham, 1900

Acleris paradiseana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin, the Kuriles) and Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 22-23 mm. There are alternate bands of pale yellowish green and pale leaden grey on the forewings, as well as a large bright golden yellow tornal patch. The hindwings are reddish brown.[3]

The larvae feed on Sorbus sambucifolia, Malus pumila, Crataegus maximowiczi, Crataegus pinnatifida and Micromeles alnifolia.

References

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