Acleris britannia
| Acleris britannia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. britannia |
| Binomial name | |
| Acleris britannia Kearfott, 1904[1] | |
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Acleris britannia, the Brittania Moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, California, Oregon, Saskatchewan and Washington.[2]
The forewings are pale orange-yellow with a large purple-brown pale-centered costal triangle and slight dark sprinkling or reticulation.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to October.
The larvae feed on Rubus occidentalis, Rubus parviflorus, Rubus ursinus, Potentilla and Rosa species.[4]
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