Acroclita Lederer, 1859
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i2/2020/150901 |
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Felipe |
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Acroclita Lederer, 1859 |
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Acroclita Lederer, 1859 View in CoL .
1859. Acroclita Lederer, Wien. Ent. Monatschr. , 3: 123, 329.
1908. Acrolita [sic!] Fernald, Genera Tortricidae Types: 59.
1946. Acrolita [sic!] Turner, Trans. R. Soc. N.S.W., 70: 197.
Type-species: Paedisca arctana Staudinger, 1859 , Ent. Zig. Stettin., 20: 232, by subsequent monotype.
Adults: Adults of Acroclita are the species difficult to distinguish from the other genera. In male the outer margin of the forewing and hindwing arelight grey, while in female forewing is grey black and hindwing dark grey. The wing expanse is 8-10 mm in the male and 9-12 mm in female. The newly emerged adults are very active.
Distribution: Oriental, Australian, African, Palaearctic and Neotropical regions.
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