Acleris shepherdana (Stephens, 1852) Species
Last modified: Nov. 22, 2025, 2:13 p.m.
A rare species present in wet biotopes throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Tortricini > Genus: Acleris > Species: Acleris shepherdana
- Vernacular names
- Spireaboogbladroller (NL), Meadow-sweet Button (EN), Gegitterter Mädesüßwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1902b. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 46: 481–483. On page 481.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 13–16 mm. Ground colour cinnamon, reticulate darker brown, costal blotch usually outline blackish-plumbeous, black scale tufts on cross-lines, most prominent at dorsal end of subbasal line, cilia whitish on termen, grey at apex and tornus.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
They are active at night and readily come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-July till the early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Filipendula ulmaria
The larva lives in spun shoots on Filipendula ulmaria. Pupation takes place in the larval feeding place, a folded leaf-edge, or on the ground.
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Habitat
It inhabits marshy and fenland habitats.
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