Moth Photographers Group – Genitalia – 510049 – 3548

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Tortricidae

510049 – 3548 – Acleris variana (Fernald, 1886) – Eastern Black-headed Budworm

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at Tortricid ID - Identification Technology Program (ITP)
Species Page at iNaturalist

Distinctive short broad aedeagus with one large and one small cornutus. The extreme lower edge of each valve has a deep semicircular emargination which is obscured when folded up as in the image below.

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