Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Acleris harenna

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acleris

Acleris harenna is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, where it is only known from the Bale Mountains.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish with brownish and grey suffusions to the middle, the colour is brownish ferruginous in the distal part. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Harenna Forest, the type locality.

References

Acleris harenna Wikipedia