Acleris caucasica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Alps of Europe, the eastern Baltic region, the northern parts of European Russia, Georgia, Primorsk and Amur Territory, northern China and Iran.

Acleris caucasica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. caucasica
Binomial name
Acleris caucasica
(Filipjev, 1962)[1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea caucasica Filipjev, 1962
  • Teras cyaneana Peyerimhoff, 1872
  • dissonana Herrich-Schaffer, 1849
  • Teras longulana Eversmann, 1844

The wingspan is 12.5–15 mm.[2]

Taxonomy

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The species is alternatively placed as a subspecies of Acleris lacordairana.

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137–152.