Acleris minuta

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Acleris minuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. minuta
Binomial name
Acleris minuta
(Robinson, 1869) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix minutaRobinson, 1869
  • Peronea minuta
  • Tortrix cinderellaRiley, 1872
  • Tortrix malivoranaLe Baron, 1871
  • Tortrix vacciniivoranaPackard, 1870
  • Teras variolanaZeller, 1875

Acleris minuta, the yellow-headed fireworm or lesser apple leaf-folder, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern North America. [2]

The length of the forewings is 6.5–9.5 mm. Adults are on wing in up to three generations per year and have been recorded on wing from June to August and in October.

The larvae feed on Myrica gale , Calluna , Kalmia (including Kalmia angustifolia ), Vaccinium (including Vaccinium macrocarpon ), Malus (including Malus pumila ), Prunus , Pyrus and Salix species. [3]

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