Acleris platynotana
| Acleris platynotana | |
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| Acleris platynotana Walsingham, 1900, Alpensia Convention Centre, Pyeongchang, South Korea, 8 October 2014 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. platynotana
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| Binomial name | |
| Acleris platynotana (Walsingham, 1900)[1]
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Acleris platynotana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of rhododendron groves and black birch-oak-pine forests.
The wingspan is 16–21 mm (0.63–0.83 in).[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June and again from August to October in Japan.[3]
The larvae feed on Ilex pedunculosa, Lyonia ovalifolia, Rhododendron kaempferi, Rhododendron molle and Quercus glauca.[4] They feed within the rolled leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in June. The species overwinters as an adult.
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