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Tortricidae
51a0030 – 3530   Acleris variegana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
             Garden Rose Tortrix
© Scott Gilmore
© Gary McDonald
Distribution: Introduced from Eurasia.
Description/
Field Marks:
See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Genitalia: See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Tortrix variegana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
Peronea albana Humphreys & Westwood, 1845
Pyralis asperana Fabricius, 1777
Tortrix blandiana Charpentier, 1821
Peronea cirrana Curtis, 1834
Peronea costimaculana Stephens, 1834
Tortrix insignata Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Tortrix nyctemerana Hübner, [1814-1817]
Tortrix osbeckiana Thunberg & Borgström, 1784
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. & M. E. Epstein, 2014. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance to the United States (TortAI). Identification Technology Program (ITP), USDA/APHIS/PPQ/CPHST, Fort Collins, CO, species page at idtools.org.
  • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 17.23m, .24m, .25m; p. 144. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Acleris variegana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA
Acleris variegana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA
Acleris variegana
© Gary McDonald - DNA
Acleris variegana
© Libby & Rick Avis
Acleris variegana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Acleris variegana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Acleris variegana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Acleris variegana
17mm - WA - LG – © Jim Vargo
Acleris variegana
17mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
Acleris variegana
16mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
Acleris variegana
17mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
Acleris variegana
- 18mm – © U. S. National Museum
Acleris variegana
© Rephah Berg

Acleris variegana
© Rephah Berg

Acleris variegana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA LG

Acleris variegana
© Rephah Berg


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