''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
The Bale Mountains (also known as the Urgoma Mountains) are mountain ranges in the Oromia Region of southeast Ethiopia, south of the Awash River, part of the Ethiopian Highlands. They include Tullu Demtu, the second-highest mountain in Ethiopia ...
.
The
wingspan is about 19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ferruginous, strigulated (finely streaked) with brown. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the Bale Mountains, the type locality.
[, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Ethiopia ''Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research'' Serie II, 42 (2): 47–79. Abstract]
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References
Acleris, baleina
Endemic fauna of Ethiopia
Lepidoptera of Ethiopia
Moths of Africa
Bale Mountains
Moths described in 2010
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