Seq # 361410140

Acleris laterana (Fabricius, 1794) Species

Last modified: May 6, 2024, 1:51 p.m.


A not so common species throughout Belgium. Some forms can be confused with the much rarer Acleris comariana.


Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Tortricini > Genus: Acleris > Species: Acleris laterana
Vernacular names
Variabele driehoekbladroller (NL), Dark-triangle Button (EN), Dreiecksflecken Weißdornwickler (DE)
Synonyms
Acleris latifasciana (Haworth, 1811) , Acleris comparana (Hübner, 1813) and Acleris schalleriana sensu auct., nec (Linnaeus, 1761)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 21.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 15–20 mm. Very similar to Acleris comariana, genital dissection is usually required to distinguish these two species.

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Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva lives between spun leaves and in the flowers. Pupation in a folded leaf or in the larval habitation. The species hibernates in the egg stage.
The adults are active from dusk and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults usually fly from July till the end of October with a peak during August in one generation.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Crataegus, Prunus, Rosa, Rubus, Sorbus, Salix and Vaccinium

The larva feeds on a great variety of plants like Crataegus, Prunus, Rosa, Rubus, Sorbus, Salix or Vaccinium.

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Habitat

It inhabits woodland.

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