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Acleris literana (Sprinkled Rough-wing)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Acleris literana, the sprinkled rough-wing, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe. It is also found in the Near East. It is a variable species and many different forms have been described, but all have a combination of pale green ground colour with whitish and blackish markings. The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September and again from April to May after overwintering as an adult. The larvae feed on Quercus species. They live between leaves spun together with silk.
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Infraspecies

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Eryri/ Snowdonia 48773 Wales, United Kingdom  
Morecambe Bay 151985 England, United Kingdom
The New Forest 72309 England, United Kingdom

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0