Strawberry tortrix facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Strawberry tortrix
Scientific classification
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	comariana
Synonyms
Teras comariana Lienig & Zeller, 1846 Acalla baracola Matsumura, 1931 Peronea comariana ab. brunneana Sheldon, 1925 Peronea comariana ab. comparana Sheldon, 1925 Peronea comariana ab. fasciana Sheldon, 1925 Peronea comariana ab. fuscana Sheldon, 1925 Peronea comariana ab. latifasciana Sheldon, 1925 Acalla meincki Amsel, 1930 Peronea comariana ab. potentillana Morris, 1898 Tortrix proteana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Teras comariana ab. proteana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

Acleris comariana, the strawberry tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, the Caucasus, Amur, Kamchatka, China, Korea and Japan.

The wingspan is 13–18 mm.The ground colour of the forewing is extremely variable, sometimes embellished with blackish scale tufts and often with a costal blotch. Hindwings are grey. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.

The larvae feed on wild and cultivated strawberries and related plants and can become a pest in strawberry fields.

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In Spanish: Acleris comariana para niños