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Genus Proteoteras

Tortricid - Proteoteras naracana Tortricidae: Proteoteras crescentana - Proteoteras crescentana Proteoteras aesculana Pennsylvania Moth - Proteoteras naracana Maple Twig Borer - Proteoteras aesculana Moth for ID - Proteoteras aesculana Proteoteras naracana Proteoteras obnigrana
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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 Eucosmini
Genus Proteoteras
Explanation of Names
Proteoteras Riley 1881
proteo- + genus Teras: "venation and notch in posterior of primaries like Proteopteryx Walsingham" [cite:1473847,321]
Numbers
8 species in our area(1)
Food
Larvae feed on maple (Acer spp.)
Internet References
Locations of eight type specimens (and photos of three) at tortricidae.com.
Photos of pinned specimens at Moth Photographers Group.
Works Cited
1.Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. 2016. ResearchGate.net.