Choreutidae
47a0047 –
2651 Choreutis diana
(Hübner, [1822])
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Distribution: |
Type locality (diana): [Germany?]. Type locality (decorana): Dalecarlia, Finland. Type locality (luridana): "St[a]. Martin's Falls", Albany R., [Ontario], Canada. Type locality (vicarialis): "Maine or Mass." - syn. of C. d. luridana (Walker). Type locality (va. betuliperda): Platt Cyn., Denver, Colorado. |
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.)
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Synonymy: |
• Tortrix diana Hübner, [1822] • Coccyx decorana Zetterstedt, 1839 • Choreutes dianalis Treitschke, 1835 • Amphisa luridana Walker, 1863 • Simaethis vicarialis Zeller, 1876 • Simaethis vicarilis Dyar, 1900 • Orchemia diana var. betuliperda Dyar, 1902 |
Taxonomic Notes: |
Choreutis diana (Hübner, [1822]) is a Holarctic species represented in North America by Choreutis diana luridana (Walker, 1863), new stat. (Heppner 2024). This subspecies includes as a synonym Choreutis betuliperda (Dyar, 1902), a name originally described as a variety of diana, in Heppner (2024). |
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References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- 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.
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