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Species Ancylis burgessiana - Oak Leaffolder - Hodges#3367

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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 Enarmoniini
Genus Ancylis
No Taxon (spiraeifoliana complex)
Species burgessiana (Oak Leaffolder - Hodges#3367)
Hodges Number
3367
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ancylis burgessiana (Zeller, 1875)
Phoxopteris burgessiana Zeller, 1875 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet in honor of Edward Burgess (1848–1891) longtime secretary of the Boston Society of Natural History and designer of a winning America's Cup boat. Burgess supplied many specimens to Zeller.
Numbers
Powell & Opler (2009) states "there are about 35 described species of Ancylis in America north of Mexico" (2)
Moth Photographers Group (2014) lists 39 described species of the genus. (3)
Identification
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (4)
Range
Type locality: Massachusetts (Burgess, 18 June and 3 July).
Food
Larval hosts include: (5)
chinquapin (Castanea pumila)
European chestnut (Castanea sativa)
black cherry (Prunus serotina)
northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
Print References
Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25:252. (1)
Works Cited
1.Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren, vol. 3.
Phillip Christoph Zeller. 1875. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
5.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database