Acleris obtusana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. obtusana
Binomial name
Acleris obtusana
(Eversmann, 1844)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras obtusana Eversmann, 1844[2]
  • Peronea fuscana Barnes & Busck, 1920[3]
  • Acleris fuscana

Acleris obtusana, the small aspen leaftier moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia.[4] It is also found in Russia and North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Vermont and Wisconsin.[5]

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from August to May.

The larvae feed on Populus species (including Populus alba, Populus grandidentata, Populus tremuloides), Alnus incana, Betula papyrifera and Salix species.[6]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Eversmann, Eduardus (1844). "T. Obtusana". Fauna lepidopterologica volga-uralensis. Casani: Typis Universitatis. pp. 524–525. hdl:2027/nyp.33433011010968.
  3. Barnes, William; Busck, August (1920). "Peronea fuscana, n. sp.". Notes and New Species. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. Vol. 4 (3). Decatur, IL: Review Press. pp. 216–217.
  4. Fauna Europaea
  5. mothphotographersgroup
  6. Tortricidae Food Plant Database

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