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Tortricidae
51a0221.1 – 3778   Thyraylia nana (Haworth, 1811)
             The Barred Dwarf

© John Lee
Description/
Field Marks:
See Razowski (1997: 129; figs. 87, 88 (♂ gen.), 169 (♀ gen.)).
Similar Species:
  • There are similar cryptic species from western NA with very different DNA barcodes at BOLD. DNA or dissection required.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • nana Haworth 1811 (Tortrix) - MONA 1983: 3764; Type locality: Great Britain
  • albidana Walker 1866 (Simaethis); Type locality: Nova Scotia
  • altocorsicana Petry 1904 (Conchylis)
  • carneana Guenée 1845 (Eupoecilia)
  • cruentana Guenée 1845 (Eupoecilia)
  • ochreoalbana Walker 1863 (Penthina); Type locality: Nova Scotia
  • pallidana Herrich-Schäffer 1851 (Tortrix)
  • winniana Kearfott 1905 (Phalonia); Type locality: "New Jersey, Essex County Park"
  • Taxonomic Notes: Thyraylia nana (Haworth, 1811), formerly in the genus Cochylis, Jour. Lepid. Soc., 68(4):282, was number 3764 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).
    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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB3573 (possibly either a good species or a subspecies of nana referring to ochreoalbana, albidana or winniana, all current synonyms of nana) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ABY5998 (possibly true nana) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
    • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 3: 439.
    • Metzler, E.H. & J.W. Brown, 2014. An updated check list of the Cochylina (Tortricidae, Tortricinae, Euliini) of North America north of Mexico including Greenland, with comments on classification and identification. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(4): 274-282.
    • Razowski, J., 1997. Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) of Canada. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 40(1): 107-163.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Thyraylia nana
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