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Tortricidae
51a0626.2 – 2847   Phiaris glaciana (Möschler, 1860)
Distribution Data for Phiaris glaciana
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Similar Species:
  • Phiaris bipunctana (Fabricius, 1794) is separated by genitalia and apparently DNA barcode.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • glaciana (Möschler, 1860) (Sericoris) - MONA 1983: 2847; TL: Canada: Labrador.
  • castorana (McDunnough, 1922) (Argyroploce); Holotype: Nordegg, AB.
    Note: Pending further review, we retain castorana as a synonym of glaciana. Formerly a synonym of glaciana (Möschler, 1860), Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) included castorana (McDunnough, 1922) as a synonym of bipunctana following Nedoshivina (2016). "Examination of the castorana type's genitalia does not support Nedoshivina's (2016) treatment" (Michael Sabourin in litt., 15March2025).
  • dealbana (Walker, 1863) (Penthina); TL: Redman, NS.
  • fuscalbana (Zeller, 1876) (Sericoris); TL: Ohio.
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    Taxonomic Notes: Phiaris glaciana (Möschler, 1860), n. comb., was formerly placed in Olethreutes (Gilligan et al. 2020).
    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)
    • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
    • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 76.79. (PDF)
    • Moschler, H.B., 1860. Beiträge zur Lepidopteren - Fauna von Labrador. Wiener entomologische Monatschrift, 4(12): 380.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 14.27f; p. 131. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • 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.
    Phiaris glaciana
    © Dick Wilson - DNA
    Phiaris glaciana
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Phiaris glaciana
    17mm – © Jim Vargo

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