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51a0539 – 2770 Orthotaenia undulana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

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nr. undulana - DNA - © Dick Wilson

Distribution Data for Orthotaenia undulana

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Distribution:	USA: Alaska; Europe. (Until a a formal revision of O. undulana is published, the cryptic species, widespread in the US and Canada, is included in the distribution map with images listed nr. undulana.)
Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Asteraceae Betulaceae Caprifoliaceae Cornaceae Cupressaceae Elaeagnaceae Ericaceae Fagaceae Grossulariaceae Lamiaceae Myricaceae Oleaceae Onagra.. Host genera: Acer Alnus Amelanchier Aster Beta Betula Comptonia Cornus Corylus Epilobium Fraxinus Hippophae Juniperus Lonicera Lycopus Malus Myrica Pinus Populus Prunus Quercus Ribes Rosa Rubus Rudbeckia Salix Teu... (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	51a0609 Olethreutes deprecatoria: Specimens from a northwest population placed in BOLD BIN group BOLD:AAA8540, currently misidentified as O. undulana, refer to 2844 O. deprecatoria in Gilligan et al. (2020). 51a0629.5 Celypha lacunana Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	undulana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Tortrix) - MONA 1983: 2770; TL: Vienna, Austria. aemulana (Hübner, [1825] 1816) (Celypha) campestrana (Zeller, 1876) (Sericoris); TL: USA: Maine or Massachusetts. dilutifuscana (Walsingham, 1879) (Sericoris); TL: USA: southern Oregon. griseistruatana (Bruand, 1850) (Sericoris) rufa (Tutt, 1889) (Sericoris) urticana (Hübner, 1799) (Tortrix)
Taxonomic Notes:	Orthotaenia undulana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) is treated as a European species also found in Alaska with specimens from the US and southern Canada, previously treated by authors as O. undulana, regarded as a cryptic species in Gilligan et al. (2020), Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59. A future split could result in the elevation of O. campestrana (Zeller, 1876), currently a synonym of O. undulana, to full species with O. dilutifuscana Walsingham, 1879, also currently a synonym of O. undulana, treated as a junior synonym of O. campestrana.

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.
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA8540 (cryptic sp. nr. undulana) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB4021 ("true" undulana) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB4022 (possibly "true" deprecatoria) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775. Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend, p. 131.
Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59. (PDF or read online)
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 57.30. (PDF)
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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Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.