Acleris sparsana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 7, 2023, 5:06 p.m.
A fairly common species present in most areas of Belgium, more observations in the north.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Tortricini > Genus: Acleris > Species: Acleris sparsana
- Vernacular names
- Esdoornboogbladroller (NL), Ashy Button (EN), Lichtholz-Spinnerwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Acleris sponsana (Fabricius, 1787) and Acleris favillaceana (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 21.
- Status
-
Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–22 mm. A variable species with often a distinctive triangular marking on the broad upperwing, but regularly with a greyish ground colour, obscurely marked with specks of darker and lighter.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva at first lives in a slight web on the underside of a leaf of the food plats. Later on, it constructs a chamber between spun leaves as a base from which to feed on the surrounding foliage.
Pupation in the leaves, or in a slight cocoon on the ground.
The adults hibernate. They are active from dusk onwards and later frequently come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from early June towards autumn and after overwintering reappearing till May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Fagus sylvatica, Carpinus betulus, Acer pseudoplatanus and Acer campestre
The larva at first lives on Fagus, Carpinus, Acer pseudoplatanus or A. campestre.
Habitat
It is widely spread.
