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Species Acleris pulverosana - Hodges#3531

Acleris hastiana - Acleris pulverosana Moth B - Acleris pulverosana Moth, Stately, Royal colors 11/11/10 - Acleris pulverosana Acleris hastiana, 3531 - Acleris pulverosana Tortricidae: Acleris hastiana - Acleris pulverosana Acleris hastiana - Acleris pulverosana Acleris - Acleris pulverosana - male Acleris pulverosana
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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 pulverosana (Acleris pulverosana - Hodges#3531)
Hodges Number
3531
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acleris pulverosana (Walker, 1863)
Teras pulverosana Walker, 1863 (1) TL: Hudson Bay, Canada
Phylogenetic Sequence # 620031
Formerly treated as a synonym of Acleris hastiana (Linnaeus, 1758), which is extralimital. (Palearctic) (2)
Identification
Specimens identified by DNA analysis: (3)

Genitalia:
Food
In North America recorded on blueberry (Vaccinium), bog rosemary (Andromeda), Ceanothus, huckleberry (Gaylussacia), oak (Quercus), Rhododendron, and willow (Salix). (4)
Life Cycle
First instar larvae bore into buds. Later instars feed within shelters constructed by webbing together terminal leaves. Pupation occurs within the larval shelter or on the ground. (4)
Remarks
Formerly treated as a synonym of A. hastiana, a Palearctic species. (2)