Acleris hyemana (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: Nov. 12, 2023, 12:14 p.m.
A very local and rare species in Belgium. Most observations in the Kempen area.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Tortricini > Genus: Acleris > Species: Acleris hyemana
- Vernacular names
- Variabele heidebladroller (NL), Heath Button (EN), Veränderlicher Heidewickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Acleris mixtana (Hübner, 1813)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 93.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–19 mm. Characteristic Acleris with purple-brown and silver-white coloration.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in a slight web on the top shoots, preferring the flowers of the food plant. Pupation in an earthen cocoon, rarely in the feeding place.
it tends to rest well-camouflaged amongst the low moorland plants and does not fly readily. The adults hibernate.
The adults fly in sunny afternoons and later they come to light.
Flight periods
They have been observed from September and after hibernation again till late May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Calluna vulgaris and Erica tetralix
The larva lives on Calluna, Erica, Vaccinium myrtillus or Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
Habitat
It inhabits heathland and moorland.
