Acleris holmiana (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 12, 2023, 12:13 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Tortricini > Genus: Acleris > Species: Acleris holmiana
- Vernacular names
- Rode driehoekbladroller (NL), White-triangle Button (EN), Gemeiner Birnenwickler (DE)
- 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 20.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–15 mm. A very distinctive species with wings yellowish brown to orange or red with a conspicuous, white, semitriangular costal patch.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Last instar larvae are yellowish to pale green. The head is light brown/reddish brown with black posterior shading. The prothoracic shield is black/dark brown with black posterolateral margins. An anal comb is present.
Bionomics
The larva spins several leaves together from which it feeds on the surrounding leaves or from a web at the underside of a leaf. Hibernates as an egg. Pupation in the larval shelter.
Easely disturbed from its resting place during the day, but quickly returning to cover. They are active from dusk onwards and come to light and sugar.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation, usually from mid-June till late August.
Habitat
Various habitats.
