Acleris celiana

Attracted to an incandescent porch light. Temperature 42 degrees F.

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Christine Young

Lion

It looks like it's wearing a royal robe... Posted 6 years ago
1. Gary B
  
  Lion
  
  it is a gorgeous little moth. Looking at the flight period for this species at MPG http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/large_map.php?hodges=3533 it is a spring moth but also a fall moth. I wonder if it overwinters as an adult. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Neat! I wonder as well... Posted 6 years ago

The Celiana's Acleris

''Acleris celiana'', Celiana's Acleris, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Quebec, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are red-brown with an oblique whitish antemedian band, sprinkled with dark dots and with a waved edge. Adults have.. more

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Gary B