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Tortricidae
51a0057 – 3557   Acleris maximana (Barnes & Busck, 1920)

- gen. - © Glenn Fine
Distribution: Type locality: Canada, "British Columbia, Victoria".
Description/
Field Marks:
See Obraztsov (1963).
Genitalia: See Obraztsov (1963).
Similar Species:
  • Acleris nigrolinea is separated by genitalia.
  • Acleris disputabilis is separated by genitalia.
  • Acleris maximana of authors (not Barnes & Busck, 1920), BOLD BIN: ABY9140, is the species illustrated in Razowski (1966:389).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Peronea maximana Barnes & Busck, 1920
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ABY9140 ( maximana of authors [cryptic sp.] - M. Sabourin, pers. comm., 3/22/2021)
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACE5134 ([true] maximana - M. Sabourin, pers. comm., 3/22/2021)
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACE7583 ( maximana group (?subspecific) - M. Sabourin, pers. comm., 3/22/2021)
  • Barnes W. & A. Busck, 1920. Notes and new species. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 4(3): 216.
  • Obraztsov, N.S., 1963. Some North American moths of the genus Acleris (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114(3469): 266; 261, figs. 7c (♂ gen.); pl. 8, figs. 25-28; pl. 15-17, figs. 48-56 (♂ gen.); pl. 18, figs. 57-60 (♀ gen.)
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 17.47f; p. 144. Book Review and ordering
  • Razowski, J., 1966. World fauna of the Tortricini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Zaklad Zoologii Systematycznej w Krakowie Polskiej Akademii Nauk, 576 pages.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Acleris maximana
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Acleris maximana
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Acleris maximana
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Acleris maximana
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CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
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23mm – © Jim Vargo
Acleris maximana
- 26mm – © U. S. National Museum
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- 21mm – © U. S. National Museum
Acleris maximana
- 28mm – © U. S. National Museum
Acleris maximana
- 23mm – © U. S. National Museum

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