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Acleris nivisellana

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Species of moth

Snowy-shouldered acleris moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. nivisellana
Binomial name
Acleris nivisellana
(Walsingham, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix nivisellana Walsingham, 1879
  • Peronea nivisellana

Acleris nivisellana, the snowy-shouldered acleris moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada and the northern United States, south in the east to Maryland and Virginia, and south in the west to California.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to November, probably in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Malus (including Malus pumila), Physocarpus malvaceus, Prunus pensylvanica, Sorbus (including Sorbus scopulina) species.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
  4. Tortricidae Food Plant Database
Taxon identifiers
Acleris nivisellana


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