Multiform Leafroller Moth
Acleris flavivittana Clemens, 1864
Multiform Leafroller Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6076
Synonyms
Hodges #3542 
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45 Records

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"Michael Sabourin of Vermont stated that this species is polymorphic, and he is aware of 13 forms." (Larry Line, Moths of Maryland)

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Multiform leafroller moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. flavivittana
Binomial name
Acleris flavivittana
(Clemens, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea flavivittana Clemens, 1864
  • Teras perspicuana Robinson, 1869

Acleris flavivittana, the multiform leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Malus pumila and Prunus pensylvanica.[4]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Acleris flavivittana – 3542". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ^ McDunnough, J. 1934. The Canadian species of the Tortricid genus Peronea. Canadian Journal of Research, 1934, 11(3): 290–332
  4. ^ Tortricidae Food Plant Database