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Species Hedya ochroleucana-of-authors - Off-white Hedya - Hodges#2861

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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 Olethreutini
Genus Hedya
Species ochroleucana-of-authors (Off-white Hedya - Hodges#2861)

Hodges Number

2861

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Hedya ochroleucana of authors, not (Frölich, 1828)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "ocher and white."
Hedya ochroleucana of authors, not (Frölich, 1828) is treated as two or more cryptic species, possibly referring to one or more of the current synonyms of ochroleucana, with "true" ochroleucana listed as extralimital (Nearctic) in Gilligan et al. (2020), Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59. Synonyms of ochroleucana with North American type localities await revision.

Size

Wingspan 16-21 mm. (1)
Forewing length 8-11 mm. (2)

Identification

Adult - rather similar in appearance to some of the other Hedya species, this moth can usually be distinguished by the relatively clean-looking creamy outer part of the forewing.

Range

Present in Europe, and in most of North America. (1)

Season

Adults are on wing in June and July in western Europe (1)

Food

Larvae are leaf rollers on rose (Rosa), mountain ash (Sorbus) and apple (Malus) species. (1), (2)

Remarks

Note: true Hedya ochroleucana is a strictly Palearctic species. Nearctic specimens belong to two or more undescribed species.(3)

Print References

Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
Hübner, J., 1825. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge 7: Pl.48, f.304.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group – images of live and pinned adults (4)
BOLD Systems - images of DNA supported specimens (5)
Wikipedia - brief description (1)
UK Moths
Franz Anton Gottfried Frölich (1805-1878)

Works Cited

1.Wikipedia
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America
Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras. 2020. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by tom murray on 30 June, 2005 - 6:49pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset, anitagould, Robert Lord Zimlich, Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 22 May, 2021 - 4:34am

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