HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp

Clickable Guide

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Previous events

TaxonomyBrowse

Info

ImagesLinksBooksData

Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Tortricini » Acleris » Acleris nigrolinea - Hodges#3556 (Acleris nigrolinea)

Species Acleris nigrolinea - Hodges#3556

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Acleris nigrolinea ? - Acleris nigrolinea

Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

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 Tortricinae

Tribe Tortricini

Genus Acleris

Species nigrolinea (Acleris nigrolinea - Hodges#3556)

Hodges Number

3556

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acleris nigrolinea (Robinson, 1869) (1)

Teras nigrolinea Robinson, 1869 (2)

Teras ferruginiguttana Fernald, 1882 (3)

Acleris disputabilis Obraztsov, 1963 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "black-lined," for the "longitudinal black line" on the forewing. (2)

Size

Wingspan 24-26 mm. (2)

Identification

Genitalia:

♂

♀

Range

Lectotype: Ontario, Canada. (4)

Described specimens: Canada West (J. Pettit). (2)

Food

Larval hosts include: (5)

yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)

paper birch (Betula papyrifera)

balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)

quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)

willow (Salix)

Life Cycle

Larva

Print References

Robinson, C.T., 1869. Notes on American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 281. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

iNaturalist

BOLD Systems

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Coleman Townsend Robinson (1839-1872)

Works Cited

1.	Some North American moths of the genus Acleris (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Nicholas S. Obratzsov. 1963. Proceedings of The United States National Museum, 114(3469): 213-270.

2.	Notes on American Tortricidae. Coleman T. Robinson. 1869. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 261-288.

3.	Descriptions of new species of Tortricidae. Charles Henry Fernald. 1882. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 10: 65-72.

4.	Gilligan, T. M., J. Baixeras, J. W. Brown & K. R. Tuck. 2014. T@RTS: Online, World Catalogue of the Tortricidae.

5.	HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database

Contributed by Jason J. Dombroskie on 12 February, 2013 - 8:14pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 16 February, 2024 - 4:48pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version