Acleris flavivittana
Appearance
Multiform leafroller moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Acleris |
Species: | A. flavivittana
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Binomial name | |
Acleris flavivittana | |
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Acleris flavivittana, the multiform leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]
The wingspan is 18–19 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Malus pumila and Prunus pensylvanica.[4]
References
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Acleris flavivittana.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Acleris flavivittana – 3542". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ McDunnough, J. 1934. The Canadian species of the Tortricid genus Peronea. Canadian Journal of Research, 1934, 11(3): 290–332
- ^ Tortricidae Food Plant Database