''Acleris holmiana'', the golden leafroller moth, is a
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe and
Asia Minor.
The
wingspan is about 10–15 mm. The forewings are suboblong, deep orange -ferruginous, yellower towards dorsum anteriorly, suffusedly streaked transversely with pale violet, sometimes mixed posteriorly with whitish and blackish scales. Tufts are absent and there is a triangular white often black-edged costal blotch beyond middle. The cilia are ochreous-yellowish, on tornus dark grey. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly. The larva is yellowish with a pale brown head. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.
Adults are on wing from July to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on a various
rosaceous
Rosaceous may refer to:
* The plant family Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most ...
trees and shrubs including ''
Crataegus
''Crataegus'' (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, Voss, E. G. 1985. ''Michigan Flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part II: Dicots (Saururaceae–Cornacea ...
'', ''
Rubus'', ''
Pyrus
Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the po ...
'', ''
Prunus'', ''
Cydonia'', ''
Rosa'' and ''
Malus''. They spin two leaves together and feed within. Larvae can be found from May to June. Larvae cause minor damage to the leaves but infestations on cultivated plants are usually unimportant.
Eurasian Tortricidae
References
holmiana
Tortricidae of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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