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Tortricidae
51a0027.1 – 3527   Acleris viburnana (Clemens, 1860)

© Nolie Schneider
Distribution: AK to NB south to OK and NC.
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Synonymy:
  • viburnana (Clemens, 1860) (Peronea)
      Type locality: USA.
  • famula (Zeller, 1876) (Teras)
  • schalleriana of authors; (not Linnaeus, 1761) (Phalaena) misappl.
  • violaceana of authors; (not Guenée, 1845) (Teras) misappl.
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    Taxonomic Notes: Acleris viburnana (Clemens, 1860), formerly treated as as a subspecies of [3527] Acleris schalleriana (Linnaeus, 1761), extralimital (Palearctic), is raised to full species status in Gilligan et al. (2020), Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB2825 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Clemens, B., 1860. Contributions to American lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 12: 4-15, 156-174, 203-221, 345-362, 522-547.
    • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • 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.
    Acleris viburnana
    © Nolie Schneider
    Acleris viburnana
    © Ken Childs
    Acleris viburnana
    © Dave Beadle
    Acleris viburnana
    © David Reed
    Acleris viburnana
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Acleris viburnana
    © Bob Patterson
    Acleris viburnana
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Acleris viburnana
    18mm – © Jim Vargo
    Acleris viburnana
    19mm – © Jim Vargo
    Acleris viburnana
    17mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Acleris viburnana
    18mm – © U. S. National Museum

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