Acleris arcticana explained

Acleris arcticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland,[1] Greenland and North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Illinois and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 14–24 mm. The forewings are very dark smoky grey with a faint oblique antemedian band, represented by a few dark scales near the costa. There are some scattered blackish scales in the apical portion. The hindwings are pale smoky, slightly speckled with black near the apex.[3] Adults are on wing from April to June and from August to September.

The larvae feed on Salix glauca.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141030123454/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439536 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3534 mothphotographersgroup
  3. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjr34-093#.VFzpvclNe3E McDunnough, J. 1934. The Canadian species of the Tortricid genus Peronea. Canadian Journal of Research, 1934, 11(3): 290-332