Acleris baleina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ethiopia, where it is only known from the Bale Mountains.
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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. baleina
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| Binomial name | |
| Acleris baleina | |
The wingspan is about 19 mm.
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the Bale Mountains, the type locality.[2]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Acleris baleina.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Razowski, J. & P. Trematerra, 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Ethiopia Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II, 42 (2): 47–79. Abstract: [1] Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine