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Tortricidae
51a0019.1 – 3520   Acleris obtusana (Eversmann, 1844)
             Small Aspen Leaftier
Distribution Data for Acleris obtusana
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Distribution: Type locality (obtusana): Russia, Kasan.
Type locality (fuscana): Canada. "Manitoba, Aweme".
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Synonymy: Peronea fuscana Barnes & Busck, 1920
Acleris obligatoria of authors not Park & Razowski, 1991
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
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) ("fuscana") - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) ("obtusana") - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB6464 (A. o. fuscana) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACE9507 (A. o obtusana) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACE9507 (A. o. obtusana) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
  • 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
Acleris obtusana
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Acleris obtusana
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Acleris obtusana
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Acleris obtusana
15mm – © Jim Vargo
Acleris obtusana
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