Acleris undulana

Acleris undulana, the cedar leaf moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, on Cyprus,[2] as well as in Asia Minor, Syria and Russia (Altai).[3]

Acleris undulana
Acleris undulana as Acalla undulana in Die palaearktischen tortriciden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. undulana
Binomial name
Acleris undulana
Synonyms
  • Oxygrapha undulana Walsingham, 1900
  • Peronea aphorista Meyrick, 1923
  • Oxygrapha undulana var. coprana Walsingham, 1900
  • Acleris subcoprana Obraztsov, 1956

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are pale greyish cinereous (ash grey), with greyish transverse shading. The hindwings are brownish grey, darkening towards the apex and termen.[4]

The larvae feed on Cedrus libani.

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