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Tortricidae
51a0598 – 2830   Olethreutes auricapitana (Walsingham, 1879)

Reared - © Aaron Hunt
Larva and
Host Plants:
Fern
Description/
Field Marks:
Olethreutes auricapitana, a fern feeding species, typically has a pair of antemedial costal striae, mostly silver, abruptly fused, forming an outwardly angled "V" shape terminating at 1/3 the distance to the dorsal margin and followed by one or two silver spots, the furthest and largest at 1/2 the distance to the dorsal margin. Opposite this pair of costal striae near the dorsal margin lies a silver spot. A smaller spot is often present between the dorsal spot and the cell. Costal striae lack white scales at costal margin. Labial palpi tend to be uniformly gold with a few brown scales visible in some specimens.
Similar Species:
  • 2830.1 Olethreutes n. sp. nr. auricapitana.
  • 2831 Pristerognatha agilana.
  • 2832 Olethreutes albiciliana.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Sericoris auricapitana Walsingham, 1879
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 74.74. (out of print)
  • Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 170. figs. 238 (♀ gen.), 424 (♂ gen.).
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens Lepidopters: Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, 4: 33.
Olethreutes auricapitana
Reared - © Aaron Hunt
Olethreutes auricapitana
LG – © Todd M. Gilligan
Olethreutes auricapitana
11mm – © U. S. National Museum

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