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Tortricidae 51a1218 – 3306   Epinotia nisella (Clerck, 1759)              Poplar Branchlet Borer

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Acer Alnus Betula Populus Salix.  Host genera: Acer Alnus Betula Populus Salix.  Host extended: Acer, Alnus, Betula, Populus, Salix.  Host extended: larvae feed on catkins or new terminals (Powell & Opler 2009).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: nisella (Clerck, 1759) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 3306 anana (Schrank, 1802) (Tortrix) boeberana of authors; (not Fabricius, 1787) (Pyralis) misid. cuspidana (Haworth, 1811) (Tortrix) decorana (Hübner, [1818-1819]) (Tortrix) lepidana (Frölich, 1828) (Tortrix) nisana (Guenée, 1845) (Grapholitha) pavonana (Donovan, [1793]) (Phalaena) rhombifasciana (Haworth, 1811) (Tortrix) rubiana of authors; (not Haworth, 1811) (Tortrix) misid. siliceana (Hübner, [1811-1813]) (Tortrix) stictana (Haworth, 1811) (Tortrix)

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Clerck, 1759. Icones Insectorum Rariorum, 1: pl. 12, fig. 6. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 155.250. (PDF) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 16.31f, 16.32m; p. 139. Book Review and ordering 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 iNaturalist

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