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Species Pristerognatha agilana - Hodges#2831

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Unknown Olethreutinae? - Pristerognatha agilana Pristerognatha fuligana - Pristerognatha agilana Pristerognatha fuligana - Pristerognatha agilana olethreutine leafroller moth - Pristerognatha agilana Small Moth 2 - Pristerognatha agilana Pennsylvania Moth - Pristerognatha agilana Moth - Pristerognatha agilana Pennys Bend stem borer on Impatiens capensis D4225 adult 2 2022 3 - Pristerognatha agilana
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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 Pristerognatha
Species agilana (Pristerognatha agilana - Hodges#2831)

Hodges Number

2831

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pristerognatha agilana (Clemens, 1860)
Endopiza agilana Clemens, 1860
Endopiza ? agilana Clemens, 1860 (1)
Pristerognatha fuligana of authors (not [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Explanation of Names

Pristerognatha agilana (Clemens, 1860) was synonymized with Pristerognatha fuligana by Oku (1970) and reinstated by Miller (1985) based on genitalia but authors and websites continue to refer to this species as Pristerognatha fuligana as of 2017. DNA barcoding supports Miller (1985).

Size

Wingspan 11-14 mm. (2)

Identification

DNA confirmed but as of 4/2017 BOLD still uses the name Pristerognatha fuligana which is extralimital. The species page includes two BIN groups with one being strictly new world and the other old world. The new world group refers to Pristerognatha agilana (Clemens, 1860).

Genitalia:
♀
♂

Season

Believed to fly from April to August and eggs are laid during this period in the stems of touch-me-not balsam and Himalayan balsam, where the stem-mining caterpillar feeds and hibernates. (3)

Food

Larvae are stem borers of touch-me-not, including jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), as well as tansy (Tanacetum) and Himalayan balsam. (3), (4), (1)

Remarks

One of several Nearctic Olethreutes s. l. species with iridescent spots on the forewings:

      [missing]                     [missing]                     [missing]                    

astrologana                  coruscana                    ferrolineana                 metallica                      nordeggana                 sordidana                     galaxana

  [missing]                          
siderana                      concretana                   auricapitana                 nr. auricapitana            albiciliana                    agilana

See Also

Olethreutes auricapitana

Olethreutes nr. auricapitana
Olethreutes albiciliana

Print References

Clemens, B. 1860. Contributions to American Lepidopterology - No. 6. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 359. (1)
Miller, W.E. 1985. Nearctic Olethreutes: five new synonymies, two revised statuses, and notes (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87: 413.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
BOLD Systems
Brackenridge Clemens (1825-1867)

Works Cited

1.Contributions to American lepidopterology - No. 6.
Brackenridge Clemens. 1860. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 345-362.
2.Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae
Carl Heinrich. 1926. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 132: 1-216.
3.Control of Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae) by Antagonists in its Invaded Range?
Karin Burkhart and Wolfgang Nentwig. 2008. Invasive Plant Science and Management 2008 1:352–358.
4.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by tom murray on 12 December, 2009 - 1:11pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Tony-2, Robert Lord Zimlich, Randy Hardy, Blocky, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 18 October, 2023 - 2:45pm

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