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.

Acleris baleina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. baleina
Binomial name
Acleris baleina
Razowski & Trematerra, 2010[1]

The wingspan is about 19 mm.

Etymology

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The species name refers to the Bale Mountains, the type locality.[2]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, J. & P. Trematerra, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Ethiopia Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II, 42 (2): 47–79. Abstract: [1] Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine