Acleris bergmanniana

Acleris bergmanniana, the yellow rose button moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from most of Europe to the eastern Palearctic realm.[1]

Acleris bergmanniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. bergmanniana
Binomial name
Acleris bergmanniana
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) bergmanniana Linnaeus, 1758
  • Argyrotoxa bergmanniana f. luteana Sheldon, 1934
  • Tortrix rosana Hubner, [1796-1799]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.[2] The forewings are marked with metallic blue-grey striations, edged with rufous. There are also two small raised tufts of black scales.[3]

Adults are on wing from June to July.[4]

The larvae feed on the leaves and shoots of rose Rosa species (Rosa canina), as well as Rhamnus cathartica.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Julius von Kennel. 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 172
  4. UK Moths


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