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Tortricidae
51a0653 – 3365   Ancylis spiraeifoliana (Clemens, 1860)

Reared - © Steven Whitebread
Larva and
Host Plants:
Physocarpus (Spiraea) opulifolius
Similar Species:
  • The following members of the spiraeifoliana species complex (Gilligan et al. 2008) cannot at present be reliably distinguished by external features of adults. (A. mira is here included based on DNA barcode):
    • 3365 A. spiraeifoliana
    • 3366 A. laciniana
    • 3367 A. burgessiana
    • 3368 A. mira
    • 3369 A. fuscociliana
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • spiraeifoliana Clemens 1860 (Anchylopera) emend. - MONA 1983: 3365
  • spireaefoliana Clemens 1860 (Anchylopera) orig. missp.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Ancylis spiraeifoliana (Clemens, 1860): Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) attributed the emendation of spireaefoliana to Walsingham (1879) following Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). Per McDunnough (1955), it was in fact Zeller (1875) who proposed the name spiraeifoliana as a replacement for spireaefoliana Clemens 1860, an original misspelling intended to be based on the host plant Spiraea opulifolius.
    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.
    • Clemens, B., 1860. Contributions to American lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 12: 348.
    • Gilligan, T.M., D.J. Wright, L.D. Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine moths of the midwestern United States. An identification guide. Bulletin of the Ohio Biological Survey, 16(2): 162.265.
    • Heinrich, C., 1932. Notes on and descriptions of some American moths. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 79(287913), art. 13: 12.
    • McDunnough, J.H., 1955. Critical remarks on the synonymy of certain Anchylopera species, with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Eucosmidae). American Museum Novitates, 1725: 1-16.
    • McDunnough, J.H., 1955. Critical remarks on the synonymy of certain Anchylopera species, with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Eucosmidae). American Museum Novitates, 1725: 9.
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Zelle, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 251.
    Ancylis spiraeifoliana
    12mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Ancylis spiraeifoliana
    - 12mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Ancylis spiraeifoliana
    © Steven Whitebread LG
    on Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
    Ancylis spiraeifoliana
    © Steven Whitebread LG
    Ninebark leaf fold
    Ancylis spiraeifoliana
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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