Acleris variegana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
MOTH INFO
Acleris variegana is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Tortrix variegana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Pyralis asperana (Fabricius, 1777)
Tortrix osbeckiana (Thunberg, 1784)
Acleris albildgaardana (Fabricius, 1794)
Teras abildgaardana (Fabricius, 1794)
Tortrix nyctemerana (Hübner, 1817)
Tortrix blandiana (Charpentier, 1821)
Peronea cirrana (Curtis, 1835)
Peronea albana (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)
Teras insignana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Acleris caeruleoatrana (Strand, 1916)
Common name
Garden Rose Tortrix
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Tortricini > Genus: Acleris
Wingspan
13-23 mm
Habitat
Woodlands, forest edges, gardens, and parks.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous on preferably woody plants, in particular Rosaceae (Crataegus, Potentilla, Prunus spinosa, Prunus domestica, Pyrus communis, Rosa, Sanguisorba minor), as well as on Berberidaceae (Berberis), Ulmaceae (Ulmus), etc and feeds on the leaves.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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