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Tortricidae
51a0052.01n – 3551.01   Acleris inana of authors (not Robinson, 1869)

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Description/
Field Marks:
On the wing in late Summer and Fall.
Genitalia: See McDunnough (1934: 327 (♂ gen.), fig. 1; 331 fig. 1.(♀ gen.)).
Similar Species:
  • Acleris flavivittana (Clemens, 1864) flies Spring-Fall (vs. late Summer-Fall for inana of authors) and is best separated by genitalia.
  • Acleris inana (Robinson, 1869) is treated as the same species as flavivittana pending revision of both species.
  • Acleris robinsoniana (Forbes, 1923) flies in Spring and is best separated by genitalia.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Taxonomic Notes: Acleris inana of authors; (not Robinson, 1869) is an undescribed, late summer/fall species which McDunnough (1934) erroneously attributed to "true" inana (M. Sabouring, in litt., 2024). As explained by Clarke (1987:175), McDunnough did not refer to the lectotype of inana designated by Klots (1942:414), and the genitalia he illustrated was not of any described species known to him.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAD6539 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
  • Clarke, J.F.G., 1987. The correct identification of Acleris inana (Robinbson) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 89: 175-176.
  • Klots, A.B., 1942. Type material of North American Microlepidoptera other than Aegeriidae in the American Museum of Natural History. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 79: 391-424.
  • McDunnough, J.H., 1934. The Canadian species of the Canadian genus Peronea. Canadian Journal of Research, 11: 290-332.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Acleris inana of authors
- gen. - © Nigel Grindley
Acleris inana of authors
DNA - LG – © J-F Landry (CNC)

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