Acleris permutana

Acleris permutana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. permutana
Binomial name
Acleris permutana
(Duponchel, in Godart, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Glyphiptera permutana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836
  • Tortrix (Teras) permutanana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

Acleris permutana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. 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, the Republic of Macedonia and Russia.[2] The habitat consists of coastal sandhills and limestone.[3]

The wingspan is 15-22 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.

The larvae feed on Rosa species and Prunus spinosa. They feed within the spun shoots and leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from June to August.[4]

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Acleris permutana
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acleris permutana.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.