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Tortricidae
51a1218 – 3306   Epinotia nisella (Clerck, 1759)
             Poplar Branchlet Borer

© John Lee
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • nisella Clerck 1759 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 3306
  • anana Schrank 1802 (Tortrix)
  • boeberana of authors not Fabricius 1787 (Pyralis)
  • cuspidana Haworth 1811 (Tortrix)
  • decorana Hübner [1818-1819] (Tortrix)
  • lepidana Frölich 1828 (Tortrix)
  • nisana Guenée 1845 (Grapholitha)
  • pavonana Donovan [1793] (Phalaena)
  • rhombifasciana Haworth 1811 (Tortrix?)
  • rubiana of authors not Haworth 1811 (Tortrix)
  • siliceana Hübner [1811-1813] (Tortrix)
  • stictana Haworth 1811 (Tortrix?)
  • 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.
    • Clerck, 1759. Icones Insectorum Rariorum, 1: pl. 12, fig. 6.
    • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 155.250. (PDF)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 16.31f, 16.32m; p. 139. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Epinotia nisella
    © Peter Aron
    Epinotia nisella
    © Bill Johnson
    Epinotia nisella
    © John Lee
    Epinotia nisella
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Epinotia nisella
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Epinotia nisella
    14mm – © Jim Vargo
    Epinotia nisella
    14mm – © Jim Vargo
    Epinotia nisella
    14mm – © Jim Vargo
    Epinotia nisella
    15mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Epinotia nisella
    15mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Epinotia nisella
    16mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Epinotia nisella
    15mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Epinotia nisella
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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