Jump to content

Acleris subnivana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acleris subnivana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. subnivana
Binomial name
Acleris subnivana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Penthina subnivana Walker, 1863
  • Peronea subnivana
  • Teras deflectana Robinson, 1869
  • Teras peculiana Zeller, 1875

Acleris subnivana, the common acleris, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Vernonia and Quercus species (including Quercus rubra).[4]

References

[edit]