Acroclita sonchana
| Acroclita sonchana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acroclita |
| Species: | A. sonchana |
| Binomial name | |
| Acroclita sonchana Walsingham, 1907[1] | |
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Acroclita sonchana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]
The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, sprinkled and mottled with shades of chestnut brown. The hindwings are brownish cinereous (ashy grey).
The larvae feed on the leaves of Sonchus gummifer and Sonchus leptocephalus. Young larvae are dull grey, but turn bright red before pupation.[3]
References
- ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W.; Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ lepiforum.de
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