Aleimma loeflingiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and the Near East.

Aleimma loeflingiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aleimma
Species:	A. loeflingiana
Binomial name
Aleimma loeflingiana (Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix) loeflingiana Linnaeus, 1758 Tortrix ectypana Hubner, [1799-1800] Tortrix loefflingana Amsel, 1936 Tortrix loefflingiana Walker, 1863 Tortrix lofflingiana Petersen, 1924 Pyralis mixtana Fabricius, 1794 Tortrix plumbana Hubner, [1796-1799] Tortrix plumbeolana Haworth, 1811

The wingspan is 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in).The forewings are narrowed anteriorly, whitish-ochreous or pale ochreous, more or less darker-strigulated, sometimes partially suffused with brown. The antemedian and central fasciae are outlined with fuscous or dark fuscous towards the costa and sometimes throughout, sometimes partly or wholly brown. The cilia are whitish-ochreous, the base dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey. The larva is pale green; spots, head, and plate of 2 black.[2] Julius von Kennel provides a full description.[3]

The moth flies from June to August from dusk.

The larvae feed on Carpinus betulus, oak and maple.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aleimma loeflingiana.

• Aleimma loeflingiana at waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium at University of Antwerp
• Aleimma loeflingiana at UK Moths