Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Jan. 19, 2022, 4:46 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Tortricini > Genus: Acleris > Species: Acleris variegana
- Vernacular names
- Witschouderbladroller (NL), Garden Rose Tortrix (EN), Heidelbeer Wickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Acleris asperana (Fabricius, 1777) , Acleris nyctemerana (Hübner, 1817) and Acleris abildgaardana (Frölich, 1828)
- 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: 14-18 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives under a folded leaf-edge or between spun leaves of the food plant.
Pupation in the larval feeding place, or amongst dead leaves on the ground.
The moths are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid July till well in November.
