Cerace xanthocosma

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Cerace xanthocosma, the kaleidoscope moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Russia, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu)[http://www.jpmoth.org/Tortricidae/Tortricinae/Cerace_xanthocosma.html Japanese Moths] and Taiwan.

The wingspan is 35–60 mm.[http://gaga.biodiv.tw/new23/9312/k26.htm gaga.biodiv.tw] There are two generations per year in Japan.

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Quercus acuta, Punica granatum, Magnolia grandiflora, Ilex pedunculosa, Acer palmatum, Clethra barvinensis, Pieris japonica, Lyonia ovalifolia, Prunus and Cinnamonum species.[https://books.google.com/books?id=ktUUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA139 Lepidopterous Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Countries]