Acleris harenna

Acleris harenna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species: A. harenna
Binomial name
Acleris harenna
Razowski & Trematerra, 2010[1]

Acleris harenna is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, where it is only known from the Bale Mountains.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish with brownish and grey suffusions to the middle, the colour is brownish ferruginous in the distal part. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Harenna Forest, the type locality.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & P. Trematerra, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Ethiopia Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II, 42 (2): 47-79. Abstract:
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