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.
The wingspan is 18âÂÂ22 mm. Thorax with strong longitudinal crest. Forewings reddish-ochreous to dark brown, sometimes bicolorous; a very large sometimes white scale-tuft in middle of disc; sometimes a white or pale ochreous dorsal streak, or an orange central longitudinal streak; sometimes two fascia-like whitish streaks from costa converging to middle of disc. The hindwings grey, apex darker.
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. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.
Adults are on wing from August to November and again from March to May after hibernation.
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.