Acleris oxycoccana

Acleris oxycoccana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. oxycoccana
Binomial name
Acleris oxycoccana
(Packard, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix oxycoccana Packard, 1869
  • Peronea oxycoccana

Acleris oxycoccana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Newfoundland, Ontario, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 13-15 mm. The colouration of the forewings is quite variable, ranging from uniform deep black-brown with scattered ruddy scaling to bright red-brown.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round.

The larvae feed on Chamaedaphne calyculata and Prunus pumila.[4]

References

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