Moth Photographers Group – Ancylis comptana

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Tortricidae

51a0662.1 – 3374 Ancylis comptana (Frölich, 1828)

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Synonymy:	comptana (Frölich, 1828) (Tortrix) MISAPPL. - MONA 1983: 3374 amblygona (Zeller, 1876) (Phoxopteris); TL: Washington. cometana (Walsingham, 1879) (Phoxopteryx); TL: Mendocino Co., CA. conflexana (Walker, 1863) (Grapholita); TL: Nova Scotia. floridana (Zeller, 1876) (Phoxopteris); TL: Ohio. fragariae (Walsh & Riley, 1869) (Anchylopera); TL: Illinois. incomptana (de la Harpe, 1858) (Phoxopteryx) lamiana (Clemens, 1864) (Anchylopera); TL: Brunswick, ME. pulchellana (Clemens, 1864) (Anchylopera); TL: Virginia. sculpta Meyrick, 1912 (Ancylis)
Taxonomic Notes:	Ancylis comptana; (Frölich, 1828) was listed using placeholder name "A. comptana of authors; (not Frölich, 1828" in Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023). "True" comptana was treated as extralimital to North America in (Gilligan et al. 2020). DNA data in BOLD clearly distinguishes the NA specimens identified as A. comptana as a separate taxon from those in Europe. A. conflexana is the senior available name for Nearctic specimens and it's usage is putative; future study may determine if there is more than one species represented by the many NA synonyms for this taxon (Michael Sabourin, pers. comm., 2023). With valid NA synonyms available, Pohl & Nanz (2025) found it appropriate to retain the name A. comptana pending confirmation of the status of those NA synonyms.

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) - BIN: BOLD:AAB2712
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. 164.268. (PDF)
Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 16.42m; p. 140. Book Review and ordering
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