Acleris arcticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland,[2] Greenland and North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Illinois and Wisconsin.[3]
Acleris arcticana | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Acleris |
Species: | A. arcticana |
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Acleris arcticana (Guenee, 1845)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 14–24 mm. The forewings are very dark smoky grey with a faint oblique antemedian band, represented by a few dark scales near the costa. There are some scattered blackish scales in the apical portion. The hindwings are pale smoky, slightly speckled with black near the apex.[4] Adults are on wing from April to June and from August to September.
The larvae feed on Salix glauca.
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