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Acleris sparsana

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Acleris sparsana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. sparsana
Binomial name
Acleris sparsana
Synonyms
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    • Tortrix sparsana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
    • Peronea fagana Curtis, 1834
    • Tortrix favillaceana Hubner, [1796-1799]
    • Tortrix halliana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791
    • Peronea sparsana haworthana Sheldon, 1930 (form)
    • Teras lividana Treitschke, 1835
    • Teras malivorana Ragonot, 1875
    • Teras pyrivorana Ragonot, 1875
    • Tortrix reticulana Haworth, [1811]
    • Pyralis roborana Fabricius, 1787
    • Teras sparsana var. ruptana Lienig & Zeller, 1846
    • Pyralis sponsana Fabricius, 1787
    • Tortrix tristana Haworth, [1811]

Acleris sparsana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Europe and Iran. It was first described in 1775 by the Austrian lepidopterists Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller.

Description

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The wingspan is 18–22 mm.[2] The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, obscurely strigulated with grey base, central fascia, and costal patch indistinctly darker, fascia darkest towards costa. The hindwings are pale grey.[3] The moth flies from June to May of the following year.

Larvae at first live in a slight web on the underside of a leaf of beech (Fagus species), hornbeam (Carpinus), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) or field maple (Acer campestre). Later, it constructs a chamber between spun leaves as a base from which to feed on the surrounding foliage. Pupation occurs on the leaves, or in a slight cocoon on the ground. The adult hibernates.

Distribution

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It is found from western Europe to the Caucasus and Iran.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Acleris". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Acleris sparsana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. ^ 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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