Acleris literana
Species of moth
Acleris literana
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Acleris
Species:
A. literana
Binomial name
Acleris literana
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix ) literana Linnaeus, 1758
Oxigrapha abjectana Hübner, [1825] 1816
Acleris literana ab. adustana Bradley, 1962
Oxigrapha aerugana Hübner, [1825] 1816
Tortrix asperana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
Oxigrapha literana ab. brunneana Sheldon, 1931
Acleris literana ab. dorsomaculana Bradley, 1962
Acleris literana ab. dorsosquamana Bradley, 1962
Oxigrapha literana ab. flavana Sheldon, 1921
Oxigrapha literana ab. fulvana Sheldon, 1931
Acleris literana ab. fulvirrorana Bradley, 1962
Acleris literana ab. fulvodorsana Bradley, 1962
Oxigrapha literana ab. fulvoliterana Sheldon, 1921
Oxigrapha literana ab. fulvomaculana Sheldon, 1921
Leptogramma fulvomixtana Stephens, 1834
Oxigrapha literana ab. griseana Sheldon, 1921
Tortrix irrorana Hübner, [1796-1799]
Leptogramma irrorana
Acleris literana ab. irroroliterana Bradley, 1962
Oxigrapha literana ab. mixtana Sheldon, 1921
Acalla literana ssp. multipunctata Schawerda, 1936
Acalla literana ab. nigrofasciana Preissecker, 1913
Acleris literana ab. nigroliterana Bradley, 1962
Oxigrapha literana ab. nigromaculana Sheldon, 1921
Oxigrapha notatana Hübner, [1825] 1816
Acleris literana ab. olivariana Bradley, 1962
Pyralis romanana Fabricius, 1787
Acalla literana sardivola Schawerda, 1936
Pyralis squamana Fabricius, 1775
Phalaena (Tortrix ) squamulana Hübner, 1793
Acleris literana ab. subfulvoliterana Bradley, 1962
Acleris literana ab. subfulvomixtana Bradley, 1962
Acleris literana ab. subliterana Bradley, 1962
Oxigrapha literana ab. suffusana Sheldon, 1921
Tortrix tricolorana Haworth, [1811]
Acleris literana , the sprinkled rough-wing , is a moth of the family Tortricidae . The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae . It is found in most of Europe and in the Near East .
Illustration from John Curtis 's British Entomology Volume 6
It is a variable species and many different forms have been described, but all have a combination of blackish and whitish markings on a pale green ground. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.[2]
The wingspan is 18–21 mm (0.71–0.83 in). Adults are on wing from August to September and again from April to May after overwintering as an adult.
The larvae feed on Quercus species. They live between leaves spun together with silk.
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