Acleris bergmanniana

Yellow rose button moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. bergmanniana
Binomial name
	Acleris bergmanniana; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Phalaena (Tortrix) bergmanniana Linnaeus, 1758; Argyrotoxa bergmanniana f. luteana Sheldon, 1934; Tortrix rosana Hubner, [1796-1799];

Acleris bergmanniana, the yellow rose button moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from most of Europe to the eastern Palearctic realm.^[1]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.^[2] The forewings are marked with metallic blue-grey striations, edged with rufous. There are also two small raised tufts of black scales.^[3]

Adults are on wing from June to July.^[4]

The larvae feed on the leaves and shoots of rose Rosa species (Rosa canina), as well as Rhamnus cathartica.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ Julius von Kennel. 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 172 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ UK Moths

External links

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Julius von Kennel. 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 172 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] UK Moths

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