Tortricidae
51a0621 –
2856 Olethreutes costimaculana
(Fernald, 1882)
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| Taxonomic: Notes |
Olethreutes costimaculana (Fernald, 1882) includes as a synonyms Heydya roseomaculana of authors; (not Herrich-Schäffer, 1851), an extralimital species. |
| Synonymy: |
costimaculana (Fernald, 1882) (Penthina) - MONA 1983: 2856; TL: Orono, ME.roseomaculana of authors; (not Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) (Tortrix) misappl.
Note: Möschler (1874) applied the name roseomaculana Herrich-Schäffer to specimens collected in Labrador. Heinrich (1926) treated Möschler's specimens as likely referring to costimaculana Fernald with "true" roseomaculana as a European species not found in NA. |
| Host Plants: |
Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Ericaceae[Pyrolaceae]. Host genera: Pyrola Rhododendron. |
| Similar : Species |
51a0632 Argyroploce externaPinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Fernald, C.H., 1882. Descriptions of new species of Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 10: 70.
- Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 188.
- Moschler, H.B., 1874. Beitrag zum Schmetterlings-Fauna von Labrador. Entomologische Zeitung, 35 165.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
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- Species Page at iNaturalist
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