Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: June 24, 2019, 11:15 a.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Tortricini > Genus: Acleris > Species: Acleris variegana
- Vernacular names
- Witschouderbladroller (NL)
- 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
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid July till well in November. The moths are active at dusk and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Poterium sanguisorba
- Host plant (genera):
- Rosa, Rubus, Crataegus, Prunus, Malus and Pyrus
The larva lives under a folded leaf-edge, or between spun leaves of Rosa, Rubus, Crataegus, Prunus, Malus, Pyrus, Sanguisorba minor or various other plants. Pupation in the larval feeding place, or amongst dead leaves on the ground.
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