Acleris sparsana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Acleris |
Species: | A. sparsana
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Binomial name | |
Acleris sparsana | |
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Acleris sparsana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Europe and Iran. It was first described in 1775 by the Austrian lepidopterists Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller.
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. [2] The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, obscurely strigulated with grey base, central fascia, and costal patch indistinctly darker, fascia darkest towards costa. The hindwings are pale grey. [3] The moth flies from June to May of the following year.
Larvae at first live in a slight web on the underside of a leaf of beech ( Fagus species), hornbeam ( Carpinus), sycamore ( Acer pseudoplatanus) or field maple ( Acer campestre). Later, it constructs a chamber between spun leaves as a base from which to feed on the surrounding foliage. Pupation occurs on the leaves, or in a slight cocoon on the ground. The adult hibernates.
It is found from western Europe to the Caucasus and Iran. [4]