Acleris scabrana explained

Acleris scabrana, the gray rough-wing moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, where it has been recorded from France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia.[1] It is also found in Kazakhstan, Tian Shan, Yakutia, Asia Minor[2] and North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta and British Columbia[3] to California.[4]

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species. Larvae can be found in August.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105171613/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439542 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/acleris/ Acleris at funet
  3. http://bugguide.net/node/view/834805 Bug Guide
  4. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3552 mothphotographersgroup