Acleris celiana

Acleris celiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. celiana
Binomial name
Acleris celiana
(Robinson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras celiana Robinson, 1869
  • Peronea celiana
  • Acleris albilineana Kearfott, 1907

Acleris celiana, Celiana's Acleris, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Quebec, Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are red-brown with an oblique whitish antemedian band, sprinkled with dark dots and with a waved edge.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to November.

The larvae feed on Prunus virginiana, Betula (including Betula nana and Betula papyrifera) and Salix species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ McDunnough, J. 1934. The Canadian species of the Tortricid genus Peronea. Canadian Journal of Research, 1934, 11(3): 290-332
  4. ↑ Tortricidae Food Plant Database
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