Acleris aspersana

Acleris aspersana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. aspersana
Binomial name
Acleris aspersana
(Hubner, [1814-1817])[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix aspersana Hubner, [1814-1817]
  • Tortrix adspersana Frolich, 1828
  • Tortrix decosseana Ragonot, 1894
  • Tortrix modeeriana Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Acalla pedemontana Della Beffa, 1934
  • Paramesia subtripunctulana Stephens, 1831

Acleris aspersana, the Ginger Button, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Europe, where it has been recorded from Ireland, Great Britain, France, the Benelux, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region and Russia.[2] It is also found in the Near East and the eastern Palearctic ecozone. The habitat consists of meadows and forest edges.

The wingspan is 11–17 mm for males and 11–14 mm for females. The forewings are bright orange-yellow.[3] Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed from within rolled-up leaves of various herbaceous plants,[4] including Spiraea, Ledum palustre, Potentilla erecta, Alchemilla vulgaris, Poterium, Malus sylvestris, Rubus, Dryas octopetala, Fragaria, Filipendula, Helianthemum, Aruncus and Sanguisorba minor. Larvae can be found from May to June.[5]

References

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