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Acleris obtusana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Acleris
Species:
A. obtusana
Binomial name
Acleris obtusana
(Eversmann, 1844)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras obtusana Eversmann, 1844
  • Peronea fuscana Barnes & Busck, 1920
  • Acleris fuscana

Acleris obtusana, the small aspen leaftier moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia.[2] It is also found in Russia and North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Vermont and Wisconsin.[3]

The wingspan is 15-19 mm. Adults are on wing from August to May.

The larvae feed on Populus species[4] (including Populus alba, Populus grandidentata, Populus tremuloides), Alnus incana, Betula papyrifera and Salix species.[5]

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ European Butterflies and Moths
  5. ^ Tortricidae Food Plant Database
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