Acleris rufana

Acleris rufana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. rufana
Binomial name
	Acleris rufana; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Tortrix rufana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775; Phalaena (Tortrix) apiciana Hubner, 1793; Tortrix bistriana Haworth, [1811] ; Peronea crassana Duponchel, in Godart, 1842; Teras lucidana Treitschke, 1830; Acalla olseniana Larsen, 1927; Peronea similana Curtis, 1834; Acalla rufana ab. wolfschlageriana Hauder, 1918;

Acleris rufana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from northern, central and south-western Europe through southern Siberia to the Russian Far East and Japan.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October. The adult moths hibernate over winter and can reappear in spring.

The larvae mainly feed on Myrica gale, but have also been recorded on Salix.

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