Acleris abietana (Hübner, 1822)
perth button
on Picea, etc.
parasite
Larva in a slight web amobg the needles.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Abies alba; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation probably as imago.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body greyish brown; head and prothoracic plate light brown; pinacula dark brown.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
All European material that has been ascribed to Acleris nigrilineana Kawabe, 1963 upon check of its DNA has been shown to belong to A. abietana (M. Mutanen in Lepiforum).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Diakonoff & Dorst (1982a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Lepiforum (2019), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Modlinger & Liška (2016a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pröse (1993a), Sinev & Shapoval (2015a).