Acleris baleina

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

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

The wingspan is about 19 mm.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Bale Mountains, 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: Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine


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