Acleris logiana

Acleris logiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. logiana
Binomial name
Acleris logiana (Clerck, 1759)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena logiana Clerck, 1759 Aphania mulzeriana Hubner, [1825] Pyralis niveana Fabricius, 1787 Teras placidana Robinson, 1869 Oxigrapha scotana Stephens, 1852 Tortrix treueriana Hubner, [1796-1799] Tortrix treveriana Illiger, 1801 Oxigrapha logiana f. tripunctana Sheldon, 1931 Teras trisignana Robinson, 1869

Acleris logiana, the black-headed birch leaffolder moth or grey birch button, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.^[2] It is also found in North America,^[3] the Russian Far East, Korea and Japan.^[4]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm.^[5] The forewings are whitish or pale grey, dotted with tufts of raised dusky scales.^[6]

Adults are on wing from September to April after overwintering.

The larvae feed on Betula species. They feed between the spun leaves of their host plant.^[7]

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