Acleris obtusana, the small aspen leaftier moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia.[4] It is also found in Russia and North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Vermont and Wisconsin.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. obtusana
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| Acleris obtusana | |
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The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from August to May.
The larvae feed on Populus species (including Populus alba, Populus grandidentata, Populus tremuloides), Alnus incana, Betula papyrifera and Salix species.[6]
References edit
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Eversmann, Eduardus (1844). "T. Obtusana". Fauna lepidopterologica volga-uralensis. Casani: Typis Universitatis. pp. 524–525. hdl:2027/nyp.33433011010968.
- ^ Barnes, William; Busck, August (1920). "Peronea fuscana, n. sp.". Notes and New Species. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. Vol. 4 (3). Decatur, IL: Review Press. pp. 216–217.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Tortricidae Food Plant Database
Further reading edit
Wikispecies has information related to Acleris obtusana.
- Nedoshivina, Svetlana V. (2007). "On the Type Specimens of the Tortricidae Described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann from the Volgo-Ural Region". Nota Lepidopterologica. 30 (1): 108–109.