Bug FAQMarbled Button
Acleris maccana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
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The marbled button moth has a wingspan of about 19 to 25 mm. Its caterpillars eat leaves of trees such as birch, willow, poplar and many shrubs.
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How to recognize it
Acleris maccana, known as the marbled dog's-tooth tortrix, belongs to the Tortricidae family.
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Size
The species measures 19 to 25 mm across the wings.
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Where it lives
It lives across Europe and the boreal regions extending to Siberia.
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Life cycle
The species produces one generation each year.
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When you see it
Adults are on the wing in late autumn and again in early spring.
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Where it comes from
Its native range spans from Europe eastward through boreal zones to Siberia.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska, Vermont, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Minnesota, Pennsylvania.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What plants do the larvae of the marbled button moth eat?
The caterpillars feed on a range of deciduous trees and shrubs such as birch, willow, poplar, apple, rhododendron and Vaccinium species.
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Same family (Tortricidae)
Oblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Garden TortrixClepsis peritanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common MarbleSyricoris lacunanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Red-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Aster and Reddish Eucosma Moths and AlliesEucosma parmatanaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acleris_maccana
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