Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Apotomis funerea (Meyrick, 1920)
Argyroploce funerea Meyrick, 1920
(1)
Argyroploce youngana McDunnough, 1922
Heinrich (1926) synonymized
funerea with
capreana Hübner
(2)Explanation of Names
Specific epithet is Latin meaning "funereal, fatal."
Size
Forewing length 8.5-10 mm.
(3)
Range
Records across all of Canada and adjacent United States, south to Pennsylvania in the northeast.
(4)
Described material: Muskoka, Toronto, Ontario (
Parish, July, August).
Food
Larva feeds in rolled leaves of birch (
Betula) and hazelnut (
Corylus).
(3)Print References
Meyrick, 1920. Exotic microlepidoptera. 2:
350.
(1)
McDunnough, 1922. Undescribed Lepidoptera in the Canadian National Collection.
The Canadian Entomologist. 54:
41 (
Argyroploce youngana)