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Tortricidae 51a0635 – 2861   Hedya ochroleucana (Frölich, 1828)

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Distribution: Across Canada and south through California and possibly into NewEngland and the Midwest. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ochroleucana (Frölich, 1828) (Tortrix) - MONA 1983: 2861; TL: Germany, Wrtemburg. consanguinana (Walsingham, 1879) (Penthina); TL: California. contrariana (Walker, 1863) (Penthina); TL: Canada. Nova Scotia. nimbatana (Clemens, 1860) (Antithesia); TL: Massachusetts. Taxonomic Notes: Hedya ochroleucana (Frölich, 1828) was treated as extralimital (Palearctic) based on DNA evidence in Gilligan et al. (2020) with "ochroleucana" from NA referring to two separate valid biologic species. Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) proposed the placeholder name "Hedya ochroleucana of authors; (not Frölich, 1828)" for the NA species with all synonyms of ochroleucana described from NA as placeholder synonyms. With valid NA synonyms available, we find it appropriate to retain the name Hedya ochroleucana (Frölich, 1828) for both populations pending further study to confirm the status of ochroleucana and those NA synonyms.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59. (PDF or read online) Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 81.87. (PDF) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 14.31m; p. 131. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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