Acleris ferrugana

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Acleris ferrugana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. ferrugana
Binomial name
Acleris ferrugana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix ferruganaDenis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Acalla ferrugana ab. alpinanaWeber, 1945
  • Pyralis approximanaFabricius, 1798
  • Tortrix bifidanaHaworth, [1811]
  • Tortrix brachianaFreyer, 1833
  • Peronea fissurana f. costimaculanaPierce, 1930
  • Peronea fissuranaPierce & Metcalfe, 1915
  • Pyralis fuscanaFabricius, 1787
  • Acleris lithargyranaHerrich-Schaffer, 1847
  • Teras lythargyranaTreitschke, 1830
  • Peronea fissurana var. multipunctanaPierce & Metcalfe, 1915
  • Acalla ferrugana f. radianaHauder, 1913
  • Acleris rubidanaHerrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Tortrix (Teras) rubidanaHerrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Acleris selasanaHerrich-Schaffer, 1849
  • Tortrix (Teras) selasanaHerrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Teras testaceanaZeller, 1849
  • Peronea fissurana f. trimaculanaPierce, 1930

Acleris ferrugana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China, [3] most of Europe and has also been recorded from North America. [4]

Larva Acleris ferrugana larva.jpg
Larva
Larva feeding beneath webbing Acleris ferrugana larva feeding beneath webbing.jpg
Larva feeding beneath webbing

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. It is a very variable species. Some forms are very similar to Acleris notana and the two can only separated by examination of the genitalia. Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [5]

Adults are on wing in July and again in September and October. The second generation overwinters and reappears in spring. [6]

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They feed from within a spinning between the leaves of their host plant.

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