Acleris arcticana
| Acleris arcticana | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. arcticana
|
| Binomial name | |
| Acleris arcticana | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Acleris arcticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland,[2] Greenland and North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Illinois and Wisconsin.[3]
The wingspan is 14–24 mm. The forewings are very dark smoky grey with a faint oblique antemedian band, represented by a few dark scales near the costa. There are some scattered blackish scales in the apical portion. The hindwings are pale smoky, slightly speckled with black near the apex.[4] Adults are on wing from April to June and from August to September.
The larvae feed on Salix glauca.
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acleris arcticana.
Wikispecies has information related to Acleris arcticana.