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Tortricidae
51a0031.1 – 3531   Acleris pulverosana (Walker, 1863)
© John Davis© Dick Wilson - DNA
Distribution: USA: WA; Canada: AB, BC, NB, ON, YT - BOLD.
Type locality: Canada. Hudson Bay.
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: Teras pulverosana Walker, 1863
Tortrix hastiana of authors not Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Notes: Acleris pulverosana (Walker, 1863), formerly treated as a synonym of [3531] Acleris hastiana (Linnaeus, 1758), extralimital (Palearctic), is raised to full species in Gilligan et al. (2020), Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA9792 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA9793 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
  • 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. 17.20m, .21m, .22f; p. 144. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Walker, F., 1863. Tortricites and Tineites. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 28: 291.
Acleris pulverosana
- gen. - © Glenn Fine
Acleris pulverosana
© Dick Wilson - DNA
Acleris pulverosana
© Dick Wilson
Acleris pulverosana
© Jim Moore
Acleris pulverosana
- gen. - © Glenn Fine
Acleris pulverosana
gen. - © Glenn Fine
Acleris pulverosana
DNA - © Dick Wilson
Acleris pulverosana
© E. LaGasa & WSDA
Acleris pulverosana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Acleris pulverosana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Acleris pulverosana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Acleris pulverosana
© Jason Dombroskie
Acleris pulverosana
© Jason Dombroskie
Acleris pulverosana
© Jason Dombroskie
Acleris pulverosana
20mm – © U. S. National Museum
Acleris pulverosana
18mm – © U. S. National Museum
Acleris pulverosana
- 18mm – © U. S. National Museum
Acleris pulverosana
- 19mm – © U. S. National Museum
Acleris pulverosana
- 20mm – © U. S. National Museum
Acleris pulverosana
- 21mm – © U. S. National Museum

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