Acleris bergmanniana explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913065403/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439514 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=360560&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
  3. [Julius von Kennel]
  4. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1035 UK Moths