Acleris pulchella
| Acleris pulchella | |
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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. pulchella
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| Binomial name | |
| Acleris pulchella Kawabe, 1963[1]
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Acleris pulchella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Japan (Honshu).[2]
The length of the forewings is 6 mm for males and 7–8 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is glossy pale canary-yellow, with scattered reddish brown striae. There is a narrow pale yellow costal area. The basal patch, band and fascia are dark reddish brown, suffused and mixed with glossy dark red-purple. The hindwings are brownish grey.[3]
References
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Acleris at funet
- ^ Kawabe, A., 1963: Descriptions of three new and one unrecorded species of the genus Acleris HB. Tyô to Ga 14 (3): 70–75. Abstract and full article: [1].
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