Acleris napaea
| Acleris napaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. napaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Acleris napaea (Meyrick, 1912)[1] | |
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Acleris napaea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan eastward to Uzbekistan, Armenia and Turkmenistan. It is also found in south-eastern Europe.[2][3]
The wingspan is 18-26 mm.[4] The forewings are grey, irrorated with dark grey and whitish and mixed with brown. The hindwings are light grey.[5] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to November.
The larvae feed on Salix species and Populus nigra
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137-152.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ European Butterflies and Moths
- ↑ lepiforum.de
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