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Tortricidae
51a0041 – 3540   Acleris placidana (Robinson, 1869)
             Black-headed Birch Leaffolder

© Mark Dreiling
Distribution: BC to NS south to OK and FL.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • placidana (Robinson, 1869) (Teras)
      Type locality: USA, Pennsylvania.
  • logiana of authors; (not Clerck, 1759) (Phalaena) misappl.
  • niveana of authors; (not Fabricius, 1787) (Pyralis) misappl.
  • trisignana (Robinson, 1869) (Teras)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Acleris placidana (Robinson, 1869), formerly treated as a subspecies of [3540] Acleris logiana (Clerck, 1759), extralimital (Palearctic), but previously treated by some authors as a full species, is raised to full species in Gilligan et al. (2020), Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
    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:AAB0754 - 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.
    • Robinson, C.T., 1869. Notes on American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 2: 282.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Acleris placidana
    © Bob Patterson
    Acleris placidana
    © Tom Murray
    Acleris placidana
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Acleris placidana
    © Nolie Schneider
    Acleris placidana
    © Ken Childs
    Acleris placidana
    18mm – © Jim Vargo
    Acleris placidana
    18mm – © Jim Vargo
    Acleris placidana
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
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