Acleris sparsana

Acleris sparsana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Europe and Iran. It was first described in 1775 by the Austrian lepidopterists Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller.

Acleris sparsana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. sparsana
Binomial name
Acleris sparsana
Synonyms
List
    • Tortrix sparsana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
    • Peronea fagana Curtis, 1834
    • Tortrix favillaceana Hubner, [1796-1799]
    • Tortrix halliana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791
    • Peronea sparsana haworthana Sheldon, 1930 (form)
    • Teras lividana Treitschke, 1835
    • Teras malivorana Ragonot, 1875
    • Teras pyrivorana Ragonot, 1875
    • Tortrix reticulana Haworth, [1811]
    • Pyralis roborana Fabricius, 1787
    • Teras sparsana var. ruptana Lienig & Zeller, 1846
    • Pyralis sponsana Fabricius, 1787
    • Tortrix tristana Haworth, [1811]

Description

The wingspan is 18–22 mm.[2] The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, obscurely strigulated with grey base, central fascia, and costal patch indistinctly darker, fascia darkest towards costa. The hindwings are pale grey.[3] The moth flies from June to May of the following year.

Larvae at first live in a slight web on the underside of a leaf of beech (Fagus species), hornbeam (Carpinus), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) or field maple (Acer campestre). Later, it constructs a chamber between spun leaves as a base from which to feed on the surrounding foliage. Pupation occurs on the leaves, or in a slight cocoon on the ground. The adult hibernates.

Distribution

It is found from western Europe to the Caucasus and Iran.[4]

References
  1. "Acleris". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "Acleris sparsana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137–152.


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