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Tortricidae
51a0045 – 3544   Acleris clarkei Obraztsov, 1963
Distribution Data for Acleris clarkei
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Genitalia: See Obraztsov (1963).
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Synonymy:
  • clarkei Obraztsov 1963 (Acleris) - MONA 1983: 3544; Type locality: Holotype: Cle Elum, Kittitas County, WA
  • Taxonomic Notes: Acleris clarkei Obraztsov, 1963 was described from a male holotype from Washington and a geographically disjunct (~1600km) female allotype from Manitoba. Given this large distance and given that the illustration of the genitalia of the allotype appears to match that of A. obtusana, it is unclear if the two are in fact conspecific. Specimens of the phenotype of clarkei from eastern NA are placed by DNA barcoded squarely within BOLD:AAB6464, the BIN group for A. obtusana ssp. fuscana. Pending further work, MPG treats eastern “clarkei” as a color morph of obtusana with “true” clarkei possibly restricted to western NA. (notes based on M. Sabourin, pers. comm., 2024)
    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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB6464 (Acleris obtusana fuscana) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Obraztsov, N.S., 1963. Some North American moths of the genus Acleris (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114(3469): 251; figs. 4a-d (♂♀ gen.); pl. 4, figs. 10, 11.
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