Acleris pulchella

(Acleris pulchella)

Description

Acleris pulchella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Japan (Honshu). The length of the forewings is 6 mm for males and 7–8 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is glossy pale canary-yellow, with scattered reddish brown striae. There is a narrow pale yellow costal area. The basal patch, band and fascia are dark reddish brown, suffused and mixed with glossy dark red-purple. The hindwings are brownish grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Acleris
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