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Species Paralobesia palliolana - Hodges#2720

Paralobesia piceana - Paralobesia palliolana

Paralobesia palliolana - Hodges#2720 - Paralobesia palliolana

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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 Paralobesia

Species palliolana (Paralobesia palliolana - Hodges#2720)

Hodges Number

2720

Other Common Names

Larch moth (1)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Paralobesia palliolana (McDunnough, 1938)

Polychrosis palliolana McDunnough, 1938 (2)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "cloaked."

Numbers

There are more than seventeen species of the genus Paralobesia in America north of Mexico. (3), (4)

Identification

Determined by Jim Vargo.

Range

Northeastern United States and eastern Canada. (4)

Holotype ♀ collected in Canada, Nova Scotia, S. Milford, CNC. (Canadian National Collection)(2)

Season

The adults are most common from June to August. (4)

Food

Eastman & Hansen (1995) reported the larvae feed on the needles of Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch (tamarack). (1)

Print References

McDunnough, J.H. 1938. The Canadian Entomologist, 70: 91.

Mosher, D.G. and L.F. Wilson, 1975. Life history and some habits of a larch moth Paralobesia palliolana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in Michigan. The Great Lakes Entomologist, 7(4): 133-136.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (4)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

James Halliday McDunnough (1877-1962)

Works Cited

1.	The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of the Eastern Freshwater Wetlands John Eastman, Amelia Hansen. 1995. Stackpole Books.

2.	World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 5: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) John Wesley Brown, Joaquin Baixeras. 2005. Apollo Books.

3.	Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 20 August, 2013 - 3:13pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 7 January, 2018 - 6:10pm

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