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Tortricidae
51a0471 – 2743.1   Endothenia quadrimaculana (Haworth, [1811])
             The Blotched Drab
Distribution Data for Endothenia quadrimaculana
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Distribution: Introduced from Europe.
Canada: ON, QC.
Similar Species:
  • Endothenia nubilana - "There is only one difference between our form [nubilana] and the European antiquana [quadrimaculana]: a few more short spines (8-12) on the inner side of uncus at apical margin. In the European specimens before me they number 4 to 6..." - Heinrich (1926).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • antiquana of authors; not , [no date] (Endothenia)
  • quadrimaculana (Haworth, [1811]) (Tortrix)
  • antiguana (Hübner, [1811-1813]) (Tortrix)
  • antiquana; [various], [no date] (Endothenia) missp.
  • helvinana (Kennel, 1900) (Argyroploce)
  • meinhardiana (Krulikowsky, 1908) (Olethreutes)
  • obesana (Peyerimhoff, 1863) (Orthotaenia)
  • pallidana (Caradja, 1916) (Argyroploce)
  • pallidana (Kennel, 1919) (Argyroploce)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Endothenia quadrimaculana (Haworth, [1811]), an introduced species to North America, is recognized as established in Ontario and Quebec in Pohl et al. (2018).
    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.
    • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 3: 468.
    • Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 105; figs. 192, 357.
    • 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.
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