Subfamily: Tortricinae
Tribe: Tortricini
These are the Peroneidii of Pierce and Metcalfe; characterised by the form of the signum as a single stellate plate.
In the male genitalia the uncus is atrophied and the socii very large.
Some of the Acleris species are very variable and/or polymorphic with several named forms.
In the male genitalia the uncus is atrophied and the socii very large.
Some of the Acleris species are very variable and/or polymorphic with several named forms.
Acleris (29S)
067 Acleris abietana
(Fir Tortrix) ws: 18-25mm; Aug and overwinters; conifers; NS-A in coniferous woodland in Scotland and N.England |
068 Acleris maccana
(Northern Marbled Tortrix) ws: 19-25mm; Aug-Oct; bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) bog myrtle (Myrica gale); NS-A in wood and moor in Scottish Highlands |
069 Acleris sparsana
(Lead-coloured Tortrix) |
088 Acleris lipsiana
(Mountain Tortrix) ws: 17-24mm; Aug-Oct and overwinters; bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) bog myrtle (Myrica gale); pRDB - moorland and mountains in Scotland and N.England |
089 Acleris rufana
(Sweet-gale Tortrix) ws: 17-24mm; Aug-Oct and overwinters; bog myrtle, white poplar, goat willow, meadowsweet; NS-A moorland and damp woodland throughout GB |