Acleris aspersana (Hübner, 1817)
ginger button
polyphagous
parasite
Larva in a folded leaf or between some spun leaves.
host plants
mainly herbaceous Rosaceae, Cistaceae
Alchemilla vulgaris; Aruncus dioicus; Comarum palustre; Dryas octopetala; Filipendula ulmaria;Fragaria vesca; Geum; Helianthemum nummularium & subsp. obscurum; Malus sylvestris; Potentilla argentea, erecta, recta; Sanguisorba minor, officinalis.
, mentioned by Diakonoff & Dorst, seems unlikely.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation probably as egg.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body translucent pale brown or green; head and prothoracic plate honey coloured; pinacula inconspicuous. See also Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Acalla aspersana.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Diakonoff & Dorst (1982a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Klimesch (1989a), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pröse (1993q), Rennwald in Lepiforum (2019), Swatschek (1958a), Thomann (1956a), Ylla, Macià & Requena (2009a).