Acleris schalleriana

Acleris schalleriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. schalleriana
Binomial name
*Acleris schalleriana* (Linnaeus, [1761)])^[1]^[2]
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix) schalleriana Linnaeus, 1761 Tortrix castaneana Haworth, [1811] Tortrix erutana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Tortrix (Teras) erutana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 Lopas falsana Hubner, [1825] 1816 Teras tristana famula Zeller, 1875 Tortrix germarana Frolich, 1828 Tortrix hirundana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791 Tortrix plumbosana Haworth, [1811] Peronea semirhombana Curtis, 1834 Peronea (Lopas) trigonana Stephens, 1834 Peronea viburnana Clemens, 1860 Teras violaceana Guenee, 1845

Acleris schalleriana, the Viburnum Button or Schaller's Acleris Moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1761. It is found most of Europe and is also found in North America.^[3]

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.^[4] Adults are on wing from August to October, they overwinter and reappear the following spring.^[5]

The larvae feed on Viburnum species, including Viburnum lantana and Viburnum opulus. They twist a leaf to form a pocket and feeds from within.^[6]

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