Biology:Acleris maculidorsana

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Short description: Species of moth

Acleris maculidorsana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. maculidorsana
Binomial name
Acleris maculidorsana
(Clemens, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cnephasia maculidorsana Clemens, 1864
  • Peronea maculidorsana
  • Peronea hypericana Ely, 1910

Acleris maculidorsana, the stained-back leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts , Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee , Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are similar to Acleris inana and Acleris busckana, but are much grayer species than the former. From busckana it differs in having a dark lunate patch above the inner margin near the base of the wing, which is entirely pale gray.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round.

The larvae feed on Chamaedaphne calyculata, Hypericum (including Hypericum perforatum), Kalmia and Vaccinium species.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13225414 entry