Acleris sparsana
Species of moth
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Acleris sparsana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Europe and Iran. It was first described in 1775 by the Austrian lepidopterists Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. sparsana |
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Description
The wingspan is 18–22 mm.[2] The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, obscurely strigulated with grey base, central fascia, and costal patch indistinctly darker, fascia darkest towards costa. The hindwings are pale grey.[3] [4]
The moth flies from June to May of the following year.
Larvae at first live in a slight web on the underside of a leaf of beech (Fagus species), hornbeam (Carpinus), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) or field maple (Acer campestre). Later, it constructs a chamber between spun leaves as a base from which to feed on the surrounding foliage. Pupation occurs on the leaves, or in a slight cocoon on the ground. The adult hibernates.
