Acleris literana

Acleris literana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. literana
Binomial name
Acleris literana (Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix) literanaLinnaeus, 1758 Oxigrapha abjectanaHübner, [1825] 1816 Acleris literana ab. adustanaBradley, 1962 Oxigrapha aeruganaHübner, [1825] 1816 Tortrix asperana[Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 Oxigrapha literana ab. brunneanaSheldon, 1931 Acleris literana ab. dorsomaculanaBradley, 1962 Acleris literana ab. dorsosquamanaBradley, 1962 Oxigrapha literana ab. flavanaSheldon, 1921 Oxigrapha literana ab. fulvanaSheldon, 1931 Acleris literana ab. fulvirroranaBradley, 1962 Acleris literana ab. fulvodorsanaBradley, 1962 Oxigrapha literana ab. fulvoliteranaSheldon, 1921 Oxigrapha literana ab. fulvomaculanaSheldon, 1921 Leptogramma fulvomixtanaStephens, 1834 Oxigrapha literana ab. griseanaSheldon, 1921 Tortrix irroranaHübner, [1796-1799] Leptogramma irrorana Acleris literana ab. irroroliteranaBradley, 1962 Oxigrapha literana ab. mixtanaSheldon, 1921 Acalla literana ssp. multipunctataSchawerda, 1936 Acalla literana ab. nigrofascianaPreissecker, 1913 Acleris literana ab. nigroliteranaBradley, 1962 Oxigrapha literana ab. nigromaculanaSheldon, 1921 Oxigrapha notatanaHübner, [1825] 1816 Acleris literana ab. olivarianaBradley, 1962 Pyralis romananaFabricius, 1787 Acalla literana sardivolaSchawerda, 1936 Pyralis squamanaFabricius, 1775 Phalaena (Tortrix) squamulanaHübner, 1793 Acleris literana ab. subfulvoliteranaBradley, 1962 Acleris literana ab. subfulvomixtanaBradley, 1962 Acleris literana ab. subliteranaBradley, 1962 Oxigrapha literana ab. suffusanaSheldon, 1921 Tortrix tricoloranaHaworth, [1811]

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.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

Thorax with strong posterior crest. Forewings oblong, pale green, sometimes mixed or strigulated with grey; tufts numerous; usually some irregular scattered black marks; sometimes with ochreous spots or suffusions in disc, or suffused blackish spots. Hindwings grey, darker towards apex. It is a variable species and many different forms have been described, but all have a combination of blackish and whitish markings on a pale green ground. ^{[2] [3]} Julius von Kennel provides a full description. ^[4]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm (0.71–0.83 in). Adults are on wing from August to September and again from April to May after overwintering as an adult.

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They live between leaves spun together with silk.

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References

1. Tortricid.net
2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf 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 82-83

External links

• Kimber, Ian. "49.087 BF1061 Acleris literana (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
• Fauna Europaea
• Lepiforum e.V.