Acleris obtusana

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Acleris obtusana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. obtusana
Binomial name
Acleris obtusana
(Eversmann, 1844) [1]
Synonyms
  • Teras obtusanaEversmann, 1844 [2]
  • Peronea fuscanaBarnes & Busck, 1920 [3]
  • Acleris fuscana

Acleris obtusana, the small aspen leaftier moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia. [4] It is also found in Russia and North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Vermont and Wisconsin. [5]

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from August to May.

The larvae feed on Populus species (including Populus alba , Populus grandidentata , Populus tremuloides ), Alnus incana , Betula papyrifera and Salix species. [6]

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

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

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

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Eversmann, Eduardus (1844). "T. Obtusana". Fauna lepidopterologica volga-uralensis. Casani: Typis Universitatis. pp. 524–525. hdl: 2027/nyp.33433011010968 .
  3. Barnes, William; Busck, August (1920). "Peronea fuscana, n. sp.". Notes and New Species. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. Vol. 4 (3). Decatur, IL: Review Press. pp. 216–217.
  4. Fauna Europaea
  5. mothphotographersgroup
  6. Tortricidae Food Plant Database

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