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Acleris cervinana (Fernald, 1882) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea		 Family:
Tortricidae		Subfamily:
Tortricinae		Tribe:
Tortricini		P3 Number:
51a0013		 MONA Number:
3514.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Acleris cervinana has numerous color forms, with many related to the degree to which white scales and scale patches are expressed on the forewings. One of the most boldly marked and common forms has a mostly light reddish-brown forewing with a dark brown costal triangle near the mid-wing that has a white center. The head is white and the thorax concolorous with the forewing ground color. Thin lines of white scales that are often broken occur along the proximal edge of the costal triangle, along the costal margin on the basal third of the forewing, on the collar between the head and the thorax, and often as one or more white spots along the distal edge of the costal triangle. Variations from this basic pattern include individuals that lack the dark brown portion of the costal triangle (along with the associated white marginal line on the proximal edge of the triangle), and individuals that have the uniformly light reddish-brown ground color replaced with parallel lines of reddish-brown spots. Another common form in North Carolina has the entire dorsal area (including the head, thorax and forewing) uniformly warm brown, with the only dark mark being the outer portion of the costal triangle. Other color morphs are also known, including forms with creamy white or light tan ground colors that are overlain with a reticulated network of irregular, brown lines.
Wingspan: 13-15 mm (Forbes, 1923).
Forewing Length: 7-8 mm (Powell and Opler, 2009).
Adult Structural Features: BugGuide has an image of the male genitalia.
Genitalia and other structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larval life history is undocumented.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Acleris cervinana is primarily found in eastern North America, with a few scattered records from farther west in California, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In the East, this species occurs in Canada from Ontario eastward to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, and in the U.S. from Maine southwestward to southern Alabama, and westward to western Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. As of 2024, our records are restricted to the Piedmont and mostly lower-elevation sites in the Blue Ridge.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Acleris cervinanaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.