Acleris holmiana

Last updated

Golden leafroller moth
Acleris holmiana - Golden leafroller moth - Ploskaia listoviortka belopiatnistaia (41334512561).jpg
Acleris holmiana Moscow Oblast
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. holmiana
Binomial name
Acleris holmiana
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) holmianaLinnaeus, 1758

Acleris holmiana, the golden leafroller moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe and Asia Minor.

The wingspan is about 10–15 mm. The forewings are suboblong, deep orange -ferruginous, yellower towards dorsum anteriorly, suffusedly streaked transversely with pale violet, sometimes mixed posteriorly with whitish and blackish scales. Tufts are absent and there is a triangular white often black-edged costal blotch beyond middle. The cilia are ochreous-yellowish, on tornus dark grey. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly. The larva is yellowish with a pale brown head. [2] [3] Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [4]

Adults are on wing from July to August. There is one generation per year. [5]

The larvae feed on a various rosaceous trees and shrubs including Crataegus , Rubus , Pyrus , Prunus , Cydonia , Rosa and Malus . [6]

Related Research Articles

<i>Acleris forsskaleana</i> Species of moth

Acleris forsskaleana, the maple leaftier moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and North America in woodlands and gardens.

<i>Acleris variegana</i> Species of moth

Acleris variegana, the garden rose tortricid moth or fruit tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It has a Palearctic distribution. The moth flies from July to September mainly at night and is attracted to bright lights. The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs including rose and apple.

<i>Acleris comariana</i> Species of moth

Acleris comariana, the strawberry tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, the Caucasus, Amur, Kamchatka, China, Korea and Japan.

<i>Acleris rhombana</i> Species of moth

Acleris rhombana, the rhomboid tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm, from Europe to the Caucasus, Armenia, and Turkmenistan.

<i>Ancylis achatana</i> Species of moth

Ancylis achatana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from central and southern Europe including the United Kingdom and Ireland, east to the Baltic region, Asia Minor, Ukraine and Russia to the southern part of Trans-Ural.

<i>Acleris hastiana</i> Species of moth

Acleris hastiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Ala Tau, central Siberia, Irkutsk, the Amur region and China. In North America it is found from the north-eastern United States across southern Canada to British Columbia and south along the Pacific Coast to California.

<i>Acleris rufana</i> Species of moth

Acleris rufana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from northern, central and south-western Europe through southern Siberia to the Russian Far East and Japan.

<i>Acleris cristana</i> Species of moth

Acleris cristana, the rufous-margined button moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae and is found from Europe through the Caucasus and Ussuri to Japan.

<i>Acleris literana</i> Species of moth

Acleris literana, the sprinkled rough-wing, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in most of Europe and in the Near East.

<i>Apotomis semifasciana</i> Species of moth

Apotomis semifasciana, the short-barred grey marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by the English entomologist Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.

<i>Apotomis betuletana</i> Species of moth

Apotomis betuletana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe. It is also found in the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.

<i>Acleris ferrugana</i> Species of moth

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

<i>Cochylis dubitana</i> Species of moth

Cochylis dubitana, the little conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang) and most of Europe. and the Caucasus. It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, Maine, Ontario and Washington.

<i>Acleris bergmanniana</i> Species of moth

Acleris bergmanniana, the yellow rose button moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from most of Europe to the eastern Palearctic realm.

<i>Ancylis myrtillana</i> Species of moth

Ancylis myrtillana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Treitschke in 1830. It is found in most of Europe and across the Palearctic.It has also been recorded in North America. The habitat consists of moorland.

<i>Acleris schalleriana</i> Species of moth

Acleris schalleriana, the viburnum button or Schaller's acleris moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in most of Europe. It is also found in North America. Acleris viburnana is a possible synonym that refers to the North American populations.

<i>Cnephasia longana</i> Species of moth

Cnephasia longana, the omnivorous leaftier moth, long-winged shade or strawberry fruitworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is native to western Europe. It is an introduced species in western North America. The species has also been reported from north-western Africa and Asia. The habitat consists of downland and rough ground.

<i>Acleris aspersana</i> Species of moth

Acleris aspersana, the ginger button, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, where it has been recorded from Ireland, Great Britain, France, the Benelux, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region and Russia. It is also found in the Near East and the eastern Palearctic realm. Their habitat consists of meadows and forest edges.

<i>Acleris caledoniana</i> Species of moth

Acleris caledoniana, the Caledonian button, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain and Poland. It is found in high moorland, where it inhabits mountain bogs.

<i>Acleris permutana</i> Species of moth

Acleris permutana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia and Russia. The habitat consists of coastal sandhills and limestone.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg 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. Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 97-98
  5. UKmoths
  6. Eurasian Tortricidae Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine