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Acleris macdunnoughi

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Acleris macdunnoughi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. macdunnoughi
Binomial name
Acleris macdunnoughi
Obraztsov, 1963[1]

Acleris macdunnoughi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.[2]

The length of the forewings is 8–9 mm. The forewings are whitish brown-grey with fine dark brown striation. The hindwings are smoky brownish.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on Rubus species and Spiraea latifolia.[4]

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