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Species Olethreutes lacunanum - Lacuna Moth - Hodges#2826

Basswood Olethreutes - Hodges#2795 - Olethreutes lacunanum Small moth - Olethreutes lacunanum Olethreutes sp. - Olethreutes lacunanum 2795 Basswood Olethreutes - Olethreutes lacunanum Olethreutes lacunana - Olethreutes lacunanum 2826 – Olethreutes lacunanum (Freeman, 1941) - Olethreutes lacunanum lacuna moth - Olethreutes lacunanum 2795 – Olethreutes tilianum – Basswood Olethreutes  - Olethreutes lacunanum
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Olethreutinae
Tribe Olethreutini
Genus Olethreutes
Species lacunanum (Lacuna Moth - Hodges#2826)
Hodges Number
2826
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Olethreutes lacunanum (Freeman, 1941)
Exartema lacunanum Freeman, 1941
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin meaning "hollow out."
Size
Wingspan 17 mm. (1)
Identification
Range
Eastern United States and southeastern Canada. (1)
Food
Larval host is Blue Ridge blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum). (2)
Print References
Freeman T.N., 1941. New species of Canadian Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist 73(7): 123-127.