Acleris napaea

Acleris napaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan eastward to Uzbekistan, Armenia and Turkmenistan. It is also found in Southeast Europe.[2][3]

Acleris napaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. napaea
Binomial name
Acleris napaea
(Meyrick, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea napaea Meyrick, 1912
  • Acleris heringi Razowski, 1958
  • Peronea sheljuzhkoi Obraztsov, 1943

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark grey and whitish and mixed with brown. The hindwings are light grey.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to November.

The larvae feed on Salix species and Populus nigra

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137–152.
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. lepiforum.de



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