Acleris elegans

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Acleris elegans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. elegans
Binomial name
Acleris elegans
Oku, 1956 [1]
Synonyms
  • Croesia elegans

Acleris elegans is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido). [2]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on Populus species.

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