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Argyrotaenia repertana - Hodges#3601 (Argyrotaenia repertana)
Species
Argyrotaenia repertana
- Hodges#3601
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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
Archipini
Genus
Argyrotaenia
Species
repertana
(Argyrotaenia repertana - Hodges#3601)
Hodges Number
3601
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Argyrotaenia repertana
Freeman, 1944
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin
repertus
meaning "discovered."
Range
Alberta to Nova Scotia south to Massachusetts.
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Holotype female, Waweig, New Brunswick, June 15, 1938 (T.N. Freeman); allotype male, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, June 4, 1938 (T.N. Freeman).
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Food
One specimen has been reared on
Aralia
sp.
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1
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Print References
Freeman, T.N., 1944. A review of the North American species of the genus
Argyrotaenia
Stephens (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae).
Scientific Agriculture
25: 84.
Internet References
E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Moth Photographers Group
Thomas N. Freeman (1911-1975)
Works Cited
1.
University of Alberta Entomology Collection
2.
Descriptions of and notes on North and Central American species of Argyrotaenia, with the description of a new genus.
Nicholas S. Obraztsov. 1961. American Museum Novitates, no. 2048: pp.1-42.
Contributed by
Jason J. Dombroskie
on 25 November, 2012 - 9:13pm
Additional contributions by
Randy Hardy
Last updated 20 January, 2018 - 12:22pm