Acleris baleina
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| Acleris baleina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. baleina |
| Binomial name | |
| Acleris baleina Razowski & Trematerra, 2010 | |
Acleris baleina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ethiopia, where it is only known from the Bale Mountains. The wingspan is about 19 mm. It has a reddish-brown head and thorax. The forewings are reddish-brown with fine brown streaks, while the hindwings are grey.
Acleris baleina was described by the entomologists J. Razowski and P. Trematerra in 2010 on the basis of an adult male specimen collected from the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia. The specific epithet refers to the Harenna Forest, where the species was first collected.[1]
It belongs to the A. hastiana species group and appears to be especially closely related to A. sordidata.[1]
