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Tortricidae 51a0019.1 – 3520   Acleris obtusana (Eversmann, 1844)              Small Aspen Leaftier

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: obtusana (Eversmann, 1844) (Teras) extralim. ssp. a. fuscana (Barnes & Busck, 1920) (Peronea); TL: Canada. "Manitoba, Aweme".  obligatoria of authors; not Park & Razowski, 1991 (Acleris) misappl. Taxonomic Notes: Acleris obtusana (Eversmann, 1844) includes as a subspecies Acleris fuscana (Barnes & Busck, 1920) in Kyrki (1982). This treatment was apparently overlooked in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) but followed by Razowski (2002). A. obtusana includes as a synonym Acleris obligatoria of authors; not Park & Razowski, 1991, a name misapplied to A. fuscana in Pohl et al., 2004. The subspecies obtusana is apparently restricted to Europe.

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) ("fuscana") Barcode of Life (BOLD) ("obtusana") Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB6464 (A. o. fuscana) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACE9507 (A. o obtusana) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACE9507 (A. o. obtusana) Kyrki, J., 1982. Acleris obtusana, a good species (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Notulae Entomologicae, 62: 37-42. Razowski, J., 2002. Tortricinae and Chlidanotinae. Tortricidae of Europe, 1: 1-247. (out of print) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Tortricidae.net

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