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Species Acleris busckana - Hodges#3558

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Acleris busckana Acleris - Acleris busckana Acleris busckana moth - Acleris busckana - female moth - Acleris busckana - female moth - Acleris busckana Acleris busckana Acleris busckana
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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 busckana (Acleris busckana - Hodges#3558)

Hodges Number

3558

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acleris busckana (McDunnough, 1934)
Peronea busckana McDunnough, 1934

Explanation of Names

Named in honor of tortricid specialist August Busck (1870-1944).

Identification

Genitalia:
♂
♀

Range

Holotype female: Mer Bleue, near Ottawa, Ontario. (1)

Food

Laval host white meadowsweet (Spiraea alba). (2), (3)

Print References

McDunnough, J. 1934. The Canadian species of the Tortricid genus Peronea. Canadian Journal of Research, 1934, 11(3): 308.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (4)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)
James Halliday McDunnough (1877-1962)

Works Cited

1.Gilligan, T. M., J. Baixeras, J. W. Brown & K. R. Tuck. 2014. T@RTS: Online, World Catalogue of the Tortricidae.
2.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
3.Host records for Lepidoptera reared in Eastern North America
D. C. Ferguson. 1975. United States Department of Agriculture 1521: 1-45.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 13 June, 2016 - 9:31am
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 11 October, 2023 - 3:18pm

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