Acleris ferrugana

Acleris ferrugana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China,[3] most of Europe and has also been recorded from North America.[4]

Larva

Larva feeding beneath webbing

Acleris ferrugana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. ferrugana
Binomial name
Acleris ferrugana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1][2]
Synonyms
Tortrix ferrugana Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Acalla ferrugana ab. alpinana Weber, 1945 Pyralis approximana Fabricius, 1798 Tortrix bifidana Haworth, [1811] Tortrix brachiana Freyer, 1833 Peronea fissurana f. costimaculana Pierce, 1930 Peronea fissurana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1915 Pyralis fuscana Fabricius, 1787 Acleris lithargyrana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Teras lythargyrana Treitschke, 1830 Peronea fissurana var. multipunctana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1915 Acalla ferrugana f. radiana Hauder, 1913 Acleris rubidana Herrich-Schaffer, 1848 Tortrix (Teras) rubidana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 Acleris selasana Herrich-Schaffer, 1849 Tortrix (Teras) selasana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 Teras testaceana Zeller, 1849 Peronea fissurana f. trimaculana Pierce, 1930

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. It is a very variable species. Adults are on wing in July and again in September and October. The second generation overwinters and reappears in spring.[5]

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They feed from within a spinning between the leaves of their host plant.

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. Fauna Europaea
3. Check List of the Tribe Tortricini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Northeast china, with Two Newly Recorded Species from China
4. mothphotographersgroup
5. UKmoths