Acleris extensana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka,[3] India (Assam, Punjab), China[4] and Vietnam.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. extensana |
| Binomial name | |
| Acleris extensana (Walker, 1863)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with white. The veins and transverse strigulae are fuscous. The hindwings are light grey, faintly strigulated with darker.[5]
The larvae feed on Malus (including Malus sylvestris), Pyrus and Rosa species.[6][7]
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