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Species Olethreutes punctanum - Hodges#2786

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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 punctanum (Olethreutes punctanum - Hodges#2786)

Hodges Number

2786

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Olethreutes punctanum (Walsingham, 1879)

Exartema punctanum Walsingham, 1879 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "pointed" for the "fuscous spot" on the forewing. (1)

Size

Wingspan 17-18 mm. (2)

Identification

Food

Larvae are leaf tiers on dogwoods, including bunchberry dogwood (Cornus canadensis), gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) and redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea). (3)

Print References

Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States. p.62.41.

Walsingham, Lord. 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 4: 37. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (4)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Lord Walsingham (1843-1919)

Works Cited

1.	North-American Torticidae Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.

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.	HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 11 December, 2013 - 1:30am
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Randy Hardy
Last updated 22 November, 2018 - 2:04pm

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