Acleris caerulescens explained

Acleris caerulescens is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri), eastern China and Japan.[1]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are blue-grey with four greyish brown transverse lines. There is a creamy white patch on the costa, preceded and followed by chestnut brown and another smaller creamy brown patch beyond this. The hindwings are greyish brown.[2]

The larvae feed on Pterocarya rhoifolia[3] and Juglans species.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/acleris/ Acleris at funet
  2. https://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazineof751900lond#page/371/mode/1up Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 5 (28): 371
  3. http://www.tortricidae.com/foodplant_database.pdf Tortricidae Food Plant Database