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Tortricidae
51a0001 – 3501   Acleris forsskaleana (Linnaeus, 1758)
             Maple Leaftier

© Libby & Rick Avis
Distribution: Introduced from Europe.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • forsskaleana Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena)
  • agraphana Klemensiewicz 1904 (Tortrix)
  • forskaleana Powell 1983 (Acleris)
  • 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.
    • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Acleris forsskaleana
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Acleris forsskaleana
    © Robin McLeod
    Acleris forsskaleana
    © David Painter
    Acleris forsskaleana
    © E. LaGasa & WSDA
    Acleris forsskaleana
    12mm – © Jim Vargo
    Acleris forsskaleana
    14mm – © U. S. National Museum

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