Acleris rufana

Acleris rufana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. rufana
Binomial name
*Acleris rufana* (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)^[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix rufana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Phalaena (Tortrix) apiciana Hubner, 1793 Tortrix bistriana Haworth, [1811] Peronea crassana Duponchel, in Godart, 1842 Teras lucidana Treitschke, 1830 Acalla olseniana Larsen, 1927 Peronea similana Curtis, 1834 Acalla rufana ab. wolfschlageriana Hauder, 1918

Acleris rufana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from northern, central and south-western Europe through southern Siberia to the Russian Far East and Japan.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October. The adult moths hibernate over winter and can reappear in spring.

The larvae mainly feed on Myrica gale, but have also been recorded on Salix.

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