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Acleris minuta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. minuta
Binomial name
Acleris minuta (Robinson, 1869)
Synonyms
Tortrix minuta Robinson, 1869 Peronea minuta Tortrix cinderella Riley, 1872 Tortrix malivorana Le Baron, 1871 Tortrix vacciniivorana Packard, 1870 Teras variolana Zeller, 1875

Acleris minuta, the yellow-headed fireworm or lesser apple leaf-folder, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern North America.

The length of the forewings is 6.5–9.5 mm. Adults are on wing in up to three generations per year and have been recorded on wing from June to August and in October.

The larvae feed on Myrica gale, Calluna, Kalmia (including Kalmia angustifolia), Vaccinium (including Vaccinium macrocarpon), Malus (including Malus pumila), Prunus, Pyrus and Salix species.

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. mothphotographersgroup
3. TortAI

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