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Tortricid from Hypericum - Hodges #3543 - Stained-back Leafroller Moth - Acleris maculidorsana

Tortricid from Hypericum - Hodges #3543 - Stained-back Leafroller Moth - Acleris maculidorsana
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
April 19, 2014
Size: ~9mm long
Raised on potted Hypericum sp. from one of the caterpillars collected from spun-together leaves on March 20, 2014 (see linked images). I have not found a match and would appreciate help with the ID. (Unfortunately this is the only photo I got before I lost the moth, trying to get it to move to a better accessible location).
Edit: After carefully re-measuring distances of crack-lines from separate photos, I corrected the originally posted moth size that had been biased by my visual perception.
Second edit: When blooming, I identified the food plant as Hypericum hypericoides.

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Tortricid from Hypericum - Hodges #3543 - Stained-back Leafroller Moth - Acleris maculidorsana Tortricid (?) from Hypericum - Acleris maculidorsana Tortricid (?) from Hypericum - Acleris maculidorsana

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#3543 Acleris maculidorsana
Several times I have been comparing my moth with the Acleris maculidorsana of the link provided by Marcia Morris and with other images on the species page, and each time I came away convinced that Marcia Morris' ID suggestion is correct.

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Acleris maculidorsana - Hodges #3543


 
Attractive suggestion!
This time I had scrolled through MPG's small pages on the "fast lane" thinking that the uniquely marked moth should jump out at me, but only 3536 A. robinsoniana did and I was not satisfied. These moths are so variable, but your suggestion looks very promising if I also consider the distribution! Thank you, Marcia, for putting me on this track.

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