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Tortricidae 620034.01 – 3513 – Acleris caryosphena (Meyrick, 1937)

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Distribution: Type locality (caryosphena): Greenland. "West Greenland (Sondra, Stromfjord, Camp Lloyd)". Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Acleris caryosphena (Meyrick, 1937) is treated as a synonym of 3534 Acleris arcticana (Guenée, 1845) at Tortricid.net and as a full species in Karsholt et al. (2015). Dang illustrations of genitalia show significant differences between the two species. BOLD specimens identified as Acleris are significantly separated by DNA barcode.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Karsholt, O., N.P. Kristensen, T.J. Simonsen, M. Ahola, 2015. Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies). In: Böcher et al., The Greenland Entomofauna: An Identification Manual of Insects, Spiders and their Allies. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 44: 302–352. Razowski, J., 1966. World fauna of the Tortricini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Zaklad Zoologii Systematycznej w Krakowie Polskiej Akademii Nauk, 576 pages.

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