Acleris flavivittana

Multiform leafroller moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. flavivittana
Binomial name
Acleris flavivittana
(Clemens, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea flavivittana Clemens, 1864
  • Teras perspicuana Robinson, 1869

Acleris flavivittana, the multiform leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Malus pumila and Prunus pensylvanica.[4]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Acleris flavivittana.
  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Acleris flavivittana – 3542". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ^ McDunnough, J. 1934. The Canadian species of the Tortricid genus Peronea. Canadian Journal of Research, 1934, 11(3): 290–332
  4. ^ Tortricidae Food Plant Database


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