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Acleris bergmanniana

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Yellow rose button moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. bergmanniana
Binomial name
Acleris bergmanniana
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) bergmanniana Linnaeus, 1758
  • Argyrotoxa bergmanniana f. luteana Sheldon, 1934
  • Tortrix rosana Hubner, [1796-1799]

Acleris bergmanniana, the yellow rose button moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from most of Europe to the eastern Palearctic realm.[1]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.[2] The forewings which have a yellow ground colour are marked with three metallic blue-grey narrow transverse bands, edged with rufous.The forewing has pronounced, acute-angled wing tips.In the middle of the wing there is a round small black spot that is a tuft of erect, dark scales.There are also two small raised tufts of black scales.[3] Adults are on wing from June to July.[4]

The larvae feed on the leaves and shoots of rose Rosa species (Rosa canina), as well as Rhamnus cathartica.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Julius von Kennel. 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 172Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ UK Moths
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