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Tortricidae
51a0148.1 – 3759.1   Aethes promptana (Robinson, 1869)

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Description/
Field Marks:
See Sabourin et al. (2002), Jour. Lepid. Soc., 56(4): 221; Fig. 1a-d.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • promptana Robinson 1869 (Conchylis) - MONA 1983: 3844; Type locality: Pennsylvania and Texas
  • Taxonomic Notes: Aethes promptana: This species was number 3844 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).
    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:AAE0202 (det. H. McGuinness, 15-i-2023) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACK1363 (nr. promptana, possibly subspecific) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Robinson, C.T., 1869. Notes on American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 2: 286.
    • Sabourin, M., W.E. Miller, E.H. Metzler, J.T. Vargo, 2002. Revised identities and new species of Aethes from Midwestern North America (Tortricidae). Journal of The Lepidopterists' Society, 56(4): 216-233.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Aethes promptana
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Aethes promptana
    © Aaron Hunt
    Aethes promptana
    - LG – © Hugh McGuinness
    Aethes promptana
    - LG – © Hugh McGuinness

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