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(Redirected from Acleris ferrumixtana) Species of moth

Acleris implexana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. implexana
Binomial name
Acleris implexana
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Sciaphila implexana Walker, 1863
  • Acalla ferrumixtana Benander, 1934
  • Acleris ferrumixtana
  • Peronea gallicolana Clemens, 1864
  • Peronea heindelana Fernald, in Heindel, 1905
  • Peronea heindeliana Forbes, 1923

Acleris implexana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia and North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec to British Columbia and adjacent areas of the United States.

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. Adults are on wing from late August to October.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Pinus and Salix species. They have also been recorded feeding in the pine cone willow gall, caused by the gall midge Rabdophaga strobiloides.

Subspecies

  • Acleris implexana implexana (North America)
  • Acleris implexana ferrumixtana (Benander, 1934) (Europe)

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Acleris implexana


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