Acleris cristana

Acleris cristana, the rufous-margined button moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae and is found from Europe through the Caucasus and Ussuri to Japan.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

Acleris cristana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Acleris
Species:	A. cristana
Binomial name
Acleris cristana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
List Tortrix cristana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 Peronea cristana f. albicapitana Sheldon, 1930 Teras albicostana Sand, 1879 Peronea albipunctana Stephens, 1829 Peronea (Lopas) albipunctana Stephens, 1834 Peronea alboflammana Curtis, 1834 Peronea alboflavana Curtis, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. albonigrana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. alboruficostana Clark, 1901 Acleris cristana f. albosericana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea albovittana Stephens, 1829 Peronea (Lopas) albovittana Stephens, 1834 Acleris cristana f. alisana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea cristana f. apiciana Sheldon, 1930 Acalla cristana ab. aquilina Larsen, 1927 Peronea cristana ab. atrana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. attaliana Clark, 1901 Acleris azumina Yasuda & Kawabe, 1980 Peronea bentleyana Curtis, 1834 Peronea brunneana Stephens, 1829 Peronea (Lopas) brunneana Stephens, 1834 Peronea capucina Capucina, 1842 Peronea chantana Curtis, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. charlottana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. clarkiana Webb, 1910 Peronea consimilana Stephens, 1829 Peronea (Lopas) consimilana Stephens, 1834 Phalaena cristalana Donovan, [1794] Peronea capucina var. curtisana Desvignes, 1845 Pyralis desfontainana Fabricius, 1794 Acleris cristana f. dualana Fairclough, 1981 Pyralis ephippiana Fabricius, 1798 Peronea cristana ab. flammeana Webb, 1911 Peronea flavana Capucina, 1842 Peronea cristana ab. flavana Sheldon, 1921 Peronea cristana ab. flavostriana Webb, 1911 Acleris cristana f. fordana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea cristana ab. fulvana Sheldon, 1921 Peronea fulvocristana Stephens, 1829 Peronea (Lopas) fulvocristana Stephens, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. fulvopunctana Sheldon, 1921 Acleris cristana f. fulvopurdeyana Fairclough, 1981 Acleris cristana f. fulvosericana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea striana var. fulvostriana Desvignes, 1845 Peronea fulvovittana Stephens, 1829 Peronea (Lopas) fulvovittana Stephens, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. fuscana Clark, 1901 Teras gibbosana Treitschke, 1835 Peronea cristana ab. gumpiana Clark, 1901 Peronea gumpinana Capucina, 1842 Acleris cristana f. inornana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea insulana Curtis, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. intermediana Clark, 1901 Acleris cristana f. janetana Fairclough, 1993 Peronea jansoniana Webb, 1910 Peronea cristana ab. larseni Strand, 1918 Peronea lefebvriana Duponchel, in Godart, 1835 Peronea lichenana Curtis, 1834 Acleris cristana f. manleyana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea cristana ab. masoniana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. merlana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. nigrana Clark, 1901 Acleris cristana f. nigrocapitana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea cristana ab. nigrocostana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. nigrocristana Clark, 1901 Acleris cristana f. nigrofulvana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea cristana ab. nigropunctana Clark, 1901 Acleris cristana f. nigropurdeyana Fairclough, 1993 Peronea cristana ab. nigroruficostana Webb, 1910 Acleris cristana f. nigrosubcristalana Fairclough, 1981 Acleris cristana f. nigrosubpurdeyana Fairclough, 1993 Peronea cristana ab. nigrosubvittana Clark, 1901 Acleris cristana f. obscurana Fairclough, 1981 Acleris cristana f. ochreafulvana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea cristana ab. ochreana Sheldon, 1918 Peronea cristana ab. ochreapunctana Clark, 1901 Acleris cristana f. palistriana Fairclough, 1981 Acleris cristana f. parvana Fairclough, 1993 Peronea cristana ab. procapucina Huggins, 1949 Peronea cristana ab. prochantana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. procristalana Webb, 1911 Pyralis profanana Fabricius, 1794 Acleris cristana f. proinsulana Fairclough, 1981 Acleris cristana f. prosequana Fairclough, 1993 Peronea cristana ab. prostriana Clark, 1901 Acleris cristana f. prosubchantana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea profana var. provittana Desvignes, 1845 Peronea cristana ab. proxanthovittana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. punctana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. purdeyana Webb, 1910 Pyralis rossiana Fabricius, 1794 Peronea ruficostana Curtis, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. ruficristana Webb, 1910 Peronea cristana ab. rufinigrana Clark, 1901 Peronea semiustana var. semistriana Desvignes, 1845 Peronea semiustana Curtis, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. sepiana Sheldon, 1917 Peronea sequana Curtis, 1834 Tortrix sericana Hubner, [1796-1799] Peronea cristana ab. sheldoniana Huggins, 1949 Peronea cristana ab. southiana Sheldon, 1921 Tortrix spadiceana Haworth, [1811] Peronea (Lopas) spadiceana Stephens, 1834 Tortrix striana Haworth, [1811] Peronea cristana ab. subalboflammana Clark, 1901 Peronea capucina var. subcapucina Desvignes, 1845 Peronea cristana ab. subchantana Clark, 1901 Peronea subcristalana Curtis, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. subfulvovittana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. subnigrana Image, 1917 Acleris cristana f. subochreanigrana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea substriana Stephens, 1829 Peronea (Lopas) substriana Stephens, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. subunicolorana Clark, 1901 Acleris cristana f. subxanthovittana Fairclough, 1981 Peronea desfontainana var. tolana Desvignes, 1845 Peronea cristana ab. transversana Clark, 1901 Peronea cristana ab. ulotana Clark, 1901 Peronea unicolorana Desvignes, 1845 Peronea cristana ab. ustulana Sheldon, 1921 Peronea cristana ab. vaughaniana Webb, 1911 Peronea vittana Stephens, 1829 Peronea (Lopas) vittana Stephens, 1834 Peronea cristana ab. webbiana Sheldon, 1921 Peronea xanthovittana var. xanthovittana Desvignes, 1845

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from August to November and again from March to May after hibernation. It shows a wide variation in appearance and has 137 named forms as well as numerous synonyms. Forms look different but are the same species and can breed together.[1] Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [2]

The larvae feed between spun leaves on various rosaceous trees and bushes, including Prunus spinosa and Crataegus species (e.g. Crataegus maximowiczi). Other recorded food plants include Carpinus betulus, Ulmus campestris, Rosa, Malus species (including Malus pumila), Salix caprea, Sorbus sambucifolia, Cerasus sachalinensis, Prunus salicina and Zelkova serrata.