Moth Photographers Group – Choreutis diana

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Choreutidae

47a0047 – 2651 Choreutis diana (Hübner, [1822])

Diana's Choreutis

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Larva and Host Plants:	Alnus and Betula species. Past report for other hostplants are apparently to be unsupported.
Description/ Field Marks:	Color variation may be hostplant derived. See Heppner (2024).
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	dianalis (Treitschke, 1835) (Choreutes) diana (Hübner, [1822]) (Tortrix) - MONA 1983: 2651; TL: [Germany?]. betuliperda (Dyar, 1902) (Orchemia) - MONA 1983: 2652 Note: This name was treated as a valid species by Rota (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) and as a synonym of ssp. luridana in Heppner (2024). decorana (Zetterstedt, 1839) (Coccyx); TL: Dalecarlia, Finland. luridana (Walker, 1863) (Amphisa); TL: "St[a]. Martin's Falls", Albany R., [Ontario], Canada. Note: This name was treated as synonym of diana by Rota in Schmidt (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) and as a subspecies of diana, new stat. in Heppner (2024). vicarialis (Zeller, 1876) (Simaethis); TL: "Maine or Mass." - syn. of C. d. luridana (Walker). vicarilis; (Dyar, 1900) (Simaethis) missp.
Taxonomic Notes:	Choreutis diana (Hübner, [1822]) is a Holarctic species represented in North America by Choreutis diana luridana (Walker, 1863), new stat.(Heppner 2024).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Heppner, J.B., 2024. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 8. Genus Choreutis (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 17(1-2): 57-82.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.17f, 12.18f; p. 122. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.