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Acleris nigrolinea

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Acleris nigrolinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. nigrolinea
Binomial name
Acleris nigrolinea
(Robinson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
List
  • Teras nigrolinea Robinson, 1869
  • Acleris nigrilinea
  • Peronea nigrilinea
  • Acleris disputabilis Obraztsov, 1963
  • Teras ferruginiguttana Fernald, 1882

Acleris nigrolinea is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded across Canada from British Columbia to New Brunswick, and in the United States as far south as California, Arizona, Tennessee and North Carolina.[2]

The wingspan is 22–27 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Betula alleghaniensis, Betula papyrifera, Prunus virginiana, Populus balsamifera, Populus tremuloides, Abies, Pinus and Salix species.[4]

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