Speckled Acleris Moth
Acleris negundana Busck, 1940
Speckled Acleris Moth: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/6069
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Speckled acleris moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. negundana
Binomial name
Acleris negundana
(Busck, 1940)[1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea negundana Busck, 1940

Acleris negundana, the speckled acleris moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round.[2]

The larvae feed on Acer negundo.[3]

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