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Acleris hyemana
Acleris hyemana Ardennes
Acleris hyemana, North Wales
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. hyemana
Binomial name
Acleris hyemana (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
Tortrix hyemana Haworth, Tortrix mixtana Hübner, Teras mixtana var. provinciana Peyerimhoff, 1872 Peronea hyemana f. griseana Sheldon, 1930 Peronea hyemana f. brunneana Sheldon, 1930 Acalla mixtana Kennel, 1908 Acleris mixtana Obraztsov, 1956

Acleris hyemana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 14–20 mm (0.55–0.79 in).The forewings are rather narrowed anteriorly, grey-whitish, irregularly and variably mixed with red-brown ; tufts very slight; central fascia (often’ interrupted or incomplete) and costal patch usually red-brown ; often some small scattered blackish spots. The hindwings are grey. The larva is yellow-green ; the dorsal line darker; head yellowish-brown.

Adults are on wing from August to May. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Ericaceae species, mainly Erica, Calluna vulgaris and Vaccinium.

References

1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
2. Bradley, J.D.; Tremewan, W.G.; Smith, A. 1973 British Tortricoid Moths Ray Society 1973-1979, London.
3. Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed April 7, 2013.
4. UKmoths. Accessed April 6, 2013.

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