Acleris logiana (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: April 17, 2024, 12:35 p.m.
A not so common species in Belgium, mainly recorded from the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Tortricini > Genus: Acleris > Species: Acleris logiana
- Vernacular names
- Witte boogbladroller (NL), Grey Birch Button (EN), Birken-Spinnerwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Acleris niveana (Fabricius, 1787) and Acleris treueriana (Hübner, 1799)
- 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 18–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives between spun leaves. Adult moths are often not very active, they sometimes sit in the same resting place for days and nights in a row, especially in late summer. The adults hibernate.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from June and overwinter, being found through to May.
Habitat
It inhabits places with birch stands and heathlands.
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