Acleris laterana (Fabricius, 1794) Species
Last modified: Dec. 13, 2023, 2:47 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
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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
Genitalia
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.
Habitat
It inhabits woodland.
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