Acroclita sonchana
| Acroclita sonchana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acroclita |
| Species: | A. sonchana |
| Binomial name | |
| Acroclita sonchana Walsingham, 1907[1] | |
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Acroclita sonchana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]
The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, sprinkled and mottled with shades of chestnut-brown. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Sonchus gummifer and Sonchus leptocephalus. Young larvae are dull grey, but turn bright red before pupation.[3]
References
- ↑ Baixeras, J., Brown, J. W., and Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ lepiforum.de