Acleris extensana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka,[3] India (Assam, Punjab), China[4] and Vietnam.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. extensana
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The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with white. The veins and transverse strigulae are fuscous. The hindwings are light grey, faintly strigulated with darker.[5]
The larvae feed on Malus (including Malus sylvestris), Pyrus and Rosa species.[6][7]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Acleris extensana.
- ^ Tortricid.net
- ^ "Species Details: Acleris extensana Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Acleris extensana (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17 (3): 734
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Tortricidae Food Plant Database
- ^ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
