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Olethreutes clavana - Hodges#2799 (Olethreutes clavana)
Species
Olethreutes clavana
- Hodges#2799
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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
Olethreutes
Species
clavana
(Olethreutes clavana - Hodges#2799)
Hodges Number
2799
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Olethreutes clavana
(Walker, 1863)
Carpocapsa clavana
Walker, 1863
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1
)
Exartema clavanum
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin meaning "club-shaped" for the "pale cinereous discal stripe, which widens much beyond the middle."
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1
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Size
Wingspan 15-17 mm.
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2
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Identification
Range
Records from Iowa, Indiana and Quebec to Maine, south to Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky and Kansas.
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3
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Food
Larval hosts include
American elm
(
Ulmus americana
) and hazelnut (
Corylus
).
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4
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Print References
Walker, F. 1863. Tortricites & Tineites.
List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum,
28:
395
.
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1
)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Francis Walker (1809-1874)
Works Cited
1.
List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII – Tortricites and Tineites
Francis Walker. 1863. British Museum (Natural History), p.287-561.
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.
North American Moth Photographers Group
4.
HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by
tom murray
on 20 February, 2006 - 3:59pm
Additional contributions by
Tony-2
,
Randy Hardy
Last updated 16 November, 2023 - 9:22am