Acleris quercinana

Acleris quercinana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. quercinana
Binomial name
Acleris quercinana
(Zeller, 1849)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras quercinana Zeller, 1849
  • Acleris quercinana ab. disquei Obraztsov, 1957
  • Teras mucidana Peyerimhoff, 1873
  • Acleris querciana Obraztsov, 1957

Acleris quercinana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Finland, the Baltic region, Croatia and Slovakia),[2] Asia Minor and Iran.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus species. Larvae can be found from May to June.[4]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137-152.
  4. ↑ European Butterflies and Moths
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