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Acleris napaea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acleris

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Acleris napaea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan eastward to Uzbekistan, Armenia and Turkmenistan. It is also found in Southeast Europe.

The wingspan is 18-26 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark grey and whitish and mixed with brown. The hindwings are light grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to November.

The larvae feed on Salix species and Populus nigra

References

Acleris napaea Wikipedia