Acleris schalleriana

Acleris schalleriana, the viburnum button or Schaller's acleris moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in most of Europe and is also found in North America.[3]

Acleris schalleriana
Acleris schalleriana, Schaller's acleris moth, size: 7.7 mm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. schalleriana
Binomial name
Acleris schalleriana
(Linnaeus, [1761)])[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) schalleriana Linnaeus, 1761
  • Tortrix castaneana Haworth, [1811]
  • Tortrix erutana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847
  • Tortrix (Teras) erutana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Lopas falsana Hubner, [1825] 1816
  • Teras tristana famula Zeller, 1875
  • Tortrix germarana Frolich, 1828
  • Tortrix hirundana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791
  • Tortrix plumbosana Haworth, [1811]
  • Peronea semirhombana Curtis, 1834
  • Peronea (Lopas) trigonana Stephens, 1834
  • Peronea viburnana Clemens, 1860
  • Teras violaceana Guenee, 1845
Acleris schalleriana, Schaller's acleris moth

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from August to October, they overwinter and reappear the following spring.[5]

The larvae feed on Viburnum species, including Viburnum lantana and Viburnum opulus. They twist a leaf to form a pocket and feed from within.[6]

Life cycle
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References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. microlepidoptera.nl Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. UKmoths
  6. Bug Guide


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