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Acleris laterana

Acleris laterana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. laterana
Binomial name
Acleris laterana
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis laterana Fabricius, 1794
  • Pyralis abildgaardana Fabricius, 1794
  • Teras comparanum var. cinereana Reuter, 1899
  • Tortrix comparana ab. comparana Hubner, [1823]
  • Acalla schalleriana ab. faaborgensis Strand, 1922
  • Tortrix laterana ab. labeculana Freyer, 1833
  • Tortrix latifasciana Haworth, [1811]
  • Peronea perplexana Barrett, 1881

Acleris laterana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to the Palearctic realm, but has been accidentally imported into the United States.

The wingspan is about 15–20 mm.The forewings are oblong, pale reddish-brown, fuscous, or dark fuscous, darker-strigulated ; tufts slight, a larger one in middle of disc ; edge of basal patch darker dorsally ; a large triangular red-brown or blackish-fuscous blotch on costa, anterior edge deep red-brown, sometimes with extension of central fascia to dorsum. Hindwings pale grey.The larva is green whitish ; dorsal line green ; head and plate of 2 pale brown. It is quite variable, but the forewing almost always has a rather broad, reddish, triangular to trapezoidal spot at the leading edge.[2] [3] The species can be difficult to distinguish from Acleris comariana A genitalic preparation must be examined to determine the two species.

In Europe, adults are on wing from June to July and again from August to September.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Filipendula ulmaria, Populus, Prunus, Rosa, Rubus, Sorbus, Salix, Symphytum officinale and Vaccinium. The larvae can be found from May to June.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ Bradley, J.D.; Tremewan, W.G.; Smith, A. 1973 British Tortricoid Moths [Vols 1+2] Ray Society 1973-1979, London.
  4. ^ Eurasian Tortricidae