Acleris rhombana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. rhombana
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Acleris rhombana, the rhomboid tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm, from Europe to the Caucasus, Armenia, and Turkmenistan.[2]
The wingspan is 14–18 mm.The forewings are suboblong, apex rather strongly prominent, whitish-ochreous to reddish-ochreous,sometimes much mixed with fuscous, strigulated with dark fuscous or ferruginous, veins dark fuscous ; tufts very slight ; edge of basal patch usually dark fuscous, angulated central fascia and costal patch often rather dark fuscous, sometimes united in disc ; apical half of cilia white on upper part of termen. Hindwings are grey-whitish, indistinctly strigulated with grey.The larva is pale green-yellowish ; head pale brown ;anal plate green.[3]
The moths are on wing from June to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs, including Crataegus, Malus, Pyrus, Prunus and Rosaceae species.
References
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137-152.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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