Acleris schalleriana

Acleris schalleriana, the viburnum button or Schaller's acleris moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in most of Europe and is also found in North America.[3]

Acleris schalleriana
Acleris schalleriana, Schaller's acleris moth, size: 7.7 mm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. schalleriana
Binomial name
Acleris schalleriana (Linnaeus, [1761)])[1][2]
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix) schalleriana Linnaeus, 1761 Tortrix castaneana Haworth, [1811] Tortrix erutana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Tortrix (Teras) erutana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 Lopas falsana Hubner, [1825] 1816 Teras tristana famula Zeller, 1875 Tortrix germarana Frolich, 1828 Tortrix hirundana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791 Tortrix plumbosana Haworth, [1811] Peronea semirhombana Curtis, 1834 Peronea (Lopas) trigonana Stephens, 1834 Peronea viburnana Clemens, 1860 Teras violaceana Guenee, 1845

Acleris schalleriana, Schaller's acleris moth

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[4] The forewings are oblong, ochreous-grey to ochreous-brown, sometimes darker-strigulated ; a moderately large tuft on submedian fold before middle, one in middle of disc, and scattered smaller tufts, often black ; edge of basal patch sometimes darker dorsally; a large triangular red -brown or dark fuscous blotch on costa, sometimes whitish-edged anteriorly. Hindwings are grey.The larva is green ; head brownish[5]

Adults are on wing from August to October, they overwinter and reappear the following spring.[6]

The larvae feed on Viburnum species, including Viburnum lantana and Viburnum opulus. They twist a leaf to form a pocket and feed from within.[7]