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Acleris minuta (Yellowheaded Fireworm Moth)

Synonyms: Teras variolana; Tortrix cinderella; Tortrix malivorana; Tortrix minuta; Tortrix vacciniivorana

Wikipedia Abstract

Acleris minuta, the yellow-headed fireworm or lesser apple leaf-folder, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in eastern North America. The length of the forewings is 6.5-9.5 mm. The forewings are uniform yellow or orange (the summer form) or grey (the overwintering form). Adults are on wing in up to three generations per year and have been recorded on wing from June to August and in October.
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Prey / Diet

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Blondelia eufitchiae[2]
Hemisturmia tortricis[2]
Nemorilla pyste[2]

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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
2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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