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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Tortricini » Acleris » Acleris semiannula - Hodges#3521 (Acleris semiannula)

Species Acleris semiannula - Hodges#3521

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

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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 Tortricinae

Tribe Tortricini

Genus Acleris

Species semiannula (Acleris semiannula - Hodges#3521)

Hodges Number

3521

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acleris semiannula (Robinson, 1869) (1)

Teras semiannula Robinson, 1869 (2)

Peronea semiannula

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin semi- annulus meaning "semicircle," for the "large irregular semicircle of dark brown scales encloses a costal space of the general hue" on the forewing. (2)

Size

Wingspan 16 mm. (2)

Identification

Range

Holotype female: Pennsylvania.

Food

Larval hosts are alder, birch and maple. (3)

Remarks

see: Sabourin, M., R.J. Priest & W.E. Miller, 1997. Nearctic Acleris: resurrection of A. stadiana and a revised identity for A. semiannula (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Great Lakes Entomologist, 30: 71-78.

Print References

Robinson, C.T., 1869. Notes on American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 282. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

BOLD Systems

Ontario Moths

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.	HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database

Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 8 November, 2015 - 3:44pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy
Last updated 8 February, 2019 - 7:23pm

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