Acleris quercinana

Acleris quercinana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Zeller in 1849. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Finland, the Baltic region, Croatia and Slovakia),[2] Asia Minor and Iran.

Acleris quercinana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. quercinana
Binomial name
Acleris quercinana
(Zeller, 1849)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras quercinana Zeller, 1849
  • Acleris quercinana ab. disquei Obraztsov, 1957
  • Teras mucidana Peyerimhoff, 1873
  • Acleris querciana Obraztsov, 1957

The wingspan is 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in). Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus species. Larvae can be found from May to June.

References
  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. "Acleris quercinana (Zeller, 1849)". 2.6. Fauna Europaea. 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137-152.


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