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Species Acleris caliginosana - Hodges#3508

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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 caliginosana (Acleris caliginosana - Hodges#3508)
Hodges Number
3508
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acleris caliginosana (Walker, 1863)
Teras caliginosana Walker, 1863 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin caliginosus meaning "misty, foggy."
Range
Records across northern North America. (2)
Food
Larval host are grey alder (Alnus incana), red alder (Alnus rubra) and paper birch (Betula papyrifera). (3)
Print References
Walker, F., 1863. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII – Tortricites and Tineites. British Museum (Natural History), p.309. (1)