Acleris forsskaleana, the maple leaftier moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and North America[1] in woodlands and gardens.

Acleris forsskaleana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. forsskaleana
Binomial name
Acleris forsskaleana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix) forsskaleana Linnaeus, 1758 Tortrix agraphana Klemensiewicz, 1904 Tortrix folskaleana Kennel, 1910 Tortrix forcaleana Kuznetzov, 1960 Tortrix forscaeleana Warneburg, 1864 Tortrix forskaeleana Zincken, in Charpentier, 1821 Pyralis forskahleana Fabricius, 1775 Pyralis forskahliana Fabricius, 1781 Phalaena forskaleana Clerck, 1759 Rhacodia forskaleana Hubner, [1825] 1816 Tortrix forskaliana Haworth, [1811] Tortrix forskoleana Hubner, [1796-1799] Tortrix forskoliana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish underlying a reticulated darker pattern and a greyish suffusion across the disc. Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [2]

The moth flies from June to September from dusk onwards.

The main food plants in Europe are field maple (Acer campestre) and sycamore (A. pseudoplatanus); the larvae can also be found on Norway maple (A. platanoides).

The name honours Peter Forsskål.

References

External links

• Media related to Acleris forsskaleana at Wikimedia Commons
• waarneming.nl (in Dutch).
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Acleris forsskaleana at UKMoths