Acleris emargana

Acleris emargana
Acleris emargana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. emargana
Binomial name
Acleris emargana
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis emargana Fabricius, 1775
  • Pyralis caudana Fabricius, 1775
  • Phalaena emargana var. excavana Donovan, 1794
  • Pyralis scabrana Fabricius, 1781
  • Tortrix effractana Hübner, [1799]
  • Teras caudana var. ochracea Stephens, 1834
  • Acalla emargana f. fasciana Müller-Rutz, 1927
  • Rhacodia emargana f. griseana Sheldon, 1930
  • Rhacodia emargana f. fuscana Sheldon, 1930
  • Acalla caudana f. brunneostriana Weber, 1945
  • Tortrix candana Werneburg, 1864
  • Acalla emargana Kennel, 1908
  • Acleris emargana Obraztsov, 1956

The Notched-winged tortricid (Acleris emargana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Europe to Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan. In Tibet, ssp. Acleris emargana tibetica is found and in North America, ssp. Acleris emargana blackmorei occurs.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 18-22 mm. The moths are on wing from July to November.

The larvae feed on the leaves and shoots of various trees, including Salix, Populus and Betula.

Subspecies

  • Acleris emargana emargana (Europe to Japan)
  • Acleris emargana tibetica (Tibet)
  • Acleris emargana blackmorei (North America)

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