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Acleris celiana

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Acleris celiana
Acleris celiana - Searsmont Maine, May 2014
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. celiana
Binomial name
Acleris celiana
(Robinson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras celiana Robinson, 1869
  • Peronea celiana
  • Acleris albilineana Kearfott, 1907

Acleris celiana, Celiana's Acleris, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Quebec, Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to November.

The larvae feed on Prunus virginiana, Betula (including Betula nana and Betula papyrifera) and Salix species.[4]

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