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Tortricidae
51a0134.1 – 3755.3   Aethes deutschiana (Zetterstedt, 1839)

AB - © Mike McIvor
Distribution: Europe and northern Canada (BOLD).
MPG Map includes specimens of A. deutschiana of authors.
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Synonymy: Tortrix deutschiana Zetterstedt, 1939
Conchylis chalcana Packard, 1867
Aethes fuscostriana Razowski, 1997
Lozopera fuscostrigana Clemens, 1864
Cochylis lutulentana Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
Taxonomic Notes: Aethes deutschiana (Zetterstedt, 1839) is listed as a Holarctic by Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023). Although listed as extralimital (Palearctic) in Gilligan et al. (2020) based on DNA barcode with "several potential cryptic species in North America" referring to what had previously been attributed to deutschiana, specimens from northern Canada were subsequently shown to have barcodes matching those from Europe.

The names A. chalcana (Packard, 1866) and/or A. fuscostrigana (Clemens, 1864), both described from eastern NA but currently treated as synonyms of A. deutschiana, await revision and potentially refer to one or two of the cryptic species. As of 9/5/2020, no specimens in this group from east of Manitoba have been DNA barcoded.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
  • Pohl, G.R., J-F. Landry, B.C. Schmidt, J.D. Lafontaine, J.T. Troubridge, A.D. Macaulay, E. van Nieukerken, J.R. deWaard, J.J. Dombroskie, J. Klymko, V. Nazari, K. Stead, 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Pensoft, 1-580; PDF, Hardback.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.1m; p. 158. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Zetterstedt, J.W., 1839. Lepidoptera. Insecta Lapponica, 4: 981.
Aethes deutschiana
nr. deutschiana - CO - © Van Truan
Aethes deutschiana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Aethes deutschiana
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Aethes deutschiana
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