Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Acleris holmiana
ACLERIS holmiana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acleris holmiana
ACLERIS holmiana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: White-triangle Button
Wingspan: 10-15mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,
Sardinia,Sicily & Ukraine) : Asia minor
UK Distribution: Common throughout much of the British Isles,although local in north and not northern Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Open Woodland : Hedgerows : Scrub : Orchards : Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The forewing is yellowish brown to reddish brown and paler in the basal area and apex and a white triangular mark on the costa just beyond half.
The moth is easily disturbed during the day,flies at dusk and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 10-15mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,
Sardinia,Sicily & Ukraine) : Asia minor
UK Distribution: Common throughout much of the British Isles,although local in north and not northern Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Tortrix) holmiana (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tortrix aspersana Hübner, 1817
- Sweden
Habitat: Open Woodland : Hedgerows : Scrub : Orchards : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The forewing is yellowish brown to reddish brown and paler in the basal area and apex and a white triangular mark on the costa just beyond half.
The moth is easily disturbed during the day,flies at dusk and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Malus pumila - Paradise Apple
- Malus sylvestris - Crab Apple
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Rosaceae - Crataegus - Hawthorn/Cydonia - Quince/Prunus - Plum/Pyrus - Pear/Rosa - Rose/Cotoneaster
- Rosaceae - Crataegus - Hawthorn/Cydonia - Quince/Prunus - Plum/Pyrus - Pear/Rosa - Rose/Cotoneaster
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Tortricini ACLERIS Hübner,[1825] Acleris holmiana (Linnaeus, 1758) - Tortrix aspersana Hübner, 1817 - PHALAENA (Tortrix) holmiana (Linnaeus, 1758) = Croesia holmiana (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena Tortrix holmiana Linnaeus, 1758 = Acalla holmiana = Lozotaenia schreberiana Linnaeus sensu Humphreys & Westwood, 1845 - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title Page : p.532 - n.219 - Sweden |