Acleris lorquiniana explained

Acleris lorquiniana, the marsh button, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Iran[1] and central and northern Europe, where it has been recorded from Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region and Russia.[2] The habitat consists of damp fenland.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to July and again from September to October in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Lythrum salicaria. They feed on the shoots, flowers and seeds of their host plant.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. , 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137–152.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20141030120328/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439530 Fauna Europaea
  3. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/1058.php Hants Moths
  4. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1058 UKmoths
  5. http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/vve/checklists/lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Alorquiniana.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium