Acleris variegana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
garden rose tortrix
polyphagous
parasite
Larvae in spun leaves or in a leaf fold.
host plants
preferably woody plants, in particular Rosaceae
Berberis; Carpinus betulus; Colutea gracilis; Corylus avellana;Crataegus; Cydonia; Dasiphora fruticosa; Dryas octopetala; Hylotelephium maximum; Malus domestica; Populus tremula; Prunus armeniaca, avium, cerasus, domestica, dulcis, spinosa; Pyrus communis; Rhamnus cathartica; Rosa; Rubus idaeus; Salix; Sanguisorba minor; Ulmus; Vaccinium myrtillus, uliginosum, vitis-idaea.
phenology
Univoltine, hibernation as egg.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body translucent greenish-brownish; head and prothoracic plate honey coloured; pinacula inconspicuous. See also Schmid, Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Acalla, Olethreutes, variegana.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Diakonoff & Dorst (1982a), Disqué (1905), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Nunes (2021a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pröse (1993q), Requena i Miret (1998a), Schmid (2019a), Swatschek (1958a), Trematerra (1993a).