Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Acleris emargana
ACLERIS emargana (Fabricius, 1775)
Acleris emargana
ACLERIS emargana (Fabricius, 1775)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Names: Notch-wing Button
Wingspan: 18-22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Holarctic Region,in Europe not recorded in the following countries - Azores,Balearic Isles,Bulgaria,Canary Isles,Croatia,Crete,Corsica,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Ukraine & Sicily
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Great Britain but less so further north
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens : Scrub : Marshland
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The exact distribution of this moth is possibly in doubt due to its likeness to the the similar species Acleris effractana (Hübner,1799) which recently was given separate species status for the second time and is considered to be a more northern species.The similar species tends to have a shallower emargination or scalloped costa and is generally less variable, although genitalia dissection is the only means to accurately separate the twp species species.
The ground colour of this moth is variable between pale yellowish brown and reddish brown as seen below with veins in brown or greyish brown although sometimes obscure. The median fascia is dark or greyish brown being darker on the termen side of this line. The apex comes to a point on the forewing.
The dorsum is highlighted along its edge in either orange or red.
The moth is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 18-22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Holarctic Region,in Europe not recorded in the following countries - Azores,Balearic Isles,Bulgaria,Canary Isles,Croatia,Crete,Corsica,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Ukraine & Sicily
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Great Britain but less so further north
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10Km squares
- Least Concern
- Pyralis emargana (Fabricius, 1775)
- Tortrix aspersana (Hübner, 1817)
- England ("Anglia")
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens : Scrub : Marshland
Similar Species -
- Acleris effractana (Hübner, 1799)
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The exact distribution of this moth is possibly in doubt due to its likeness to the the similar species Acleris effractana (Hübner,1799) which recently was given separate species status for the second time and is considered to be a more northern species.The similar species tends to have a shallower emargination or scalloped costa and is generally less variable, although genitalia dissection is the only means to accurately separate the twp species species.
The ground colour of this moth is variable between pale yellowish brown and reddish brown as seen below with veins in brown or greyish brown although sometimes obscure. The median fascia is dark or greyish brown being darker on the termen side of this line. The apex comes to a point on the forewing.
The dorsum is highlighted along its edge in either orange or red.
The moth is attracted to light.
Subspecies
Nominate subspecies - A.e.emargana (Fabricius, 1775) - Northern Europe,Central Europe,Urals,N.Caucusus,Central Siberia,China & Japan
Nominate subspecies - A.e.emargana (Fabricius, 1775) - Northern Europe,Central Europe,Urals,N.Caucusus,Central Siberia,China & Japan
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.
- Betulaceae - Birch Family
- Alnus glutinosa - Alder - Elder
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Populus balsamifera - Balsam Poplar
- Populus tremuloides - American Aspen-Poplar
- Salix caprea - Goat Willow
- Salix purpurea - Purple Osier
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species-ACLERIS: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: Forms: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Tortricini ACLERIS Hübner,[1825] Acleris emargana (Fabricius, 1775) - Tortrix aspersana (Hübner, 1817) - PYRALIS emargana (Fabricius, 1775) - Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorvm classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibvs, observationibvs. - Flensbvrgi, Lipsiae. in officina libraria Kort : Fabricius, Johann Christian 1775 : Title Page : p.651 - n.37 England ("Anglia") - A.e.f.excavana (Haworth, 1811) A.e.f.fuscana (Sheldon, 1830) A.e.f.griseana (Sheldon, 1830) - A.e.emargana (Fabricius 1775) - Northern Europe,Central Europe,Urals,N.Caucusus,Central Siberia,China & Japan A.e.tibetica Razowski, 1964 - Tibet A.e.blackmorei Obraztsov, 1963 - North America - Canada |