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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Tortricini » Acleris » Acleris braunana - Hodges#3518 (Acleris braunana)

Species Acleris braunana - Hodges#3518

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

It resembles 3527 - Acleris schalleriana, but could be something else. - Acleris braunana

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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 braunana (Acleris braunana - Hodges#3518)

Hodges Number

3518

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acleris braunana (McDunnough, 1934) (1)

Peronea braunana McDunnough, 1934

Explanation of Names

Named in honor of microlepidopterist Annette F. Braun (1884-1978).

Numbers

There are about 65 species of the genus in America north of Mexico.

Identification

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (2)

Range

McAlpine et al. (2010) reported eastern Quebec; Nova Scotia. (3)

Holotype ♂ from Biscotasing, Ontario, Canada in Canadian National Collection (CNC).

Season

Pohl et al. (2010) listed May for Alberta. (4)

Print References

Obraztsov, N.S., 1964. Some North American moths of the genus Acleris (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114: 229. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (5)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)

Wikipedia

James Halliday McDunnough (1877-1962)

Works Cited

1.	Some North American moths of the genus Acleris (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Nicholas S. Obratzsov. 1963. Proceedings of The United States National Museum, 114(3469): 213-270.

2.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

3.	Assessment of species diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone McAlpine D.F., Smith I.M. (eds.). 2010. Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press). 785 pp.

4.	An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada Gregory R. Pohl, Gary G. Anweiler, B. Christian Schmidt, Norbert G. Kondla. 2010. ZooKeys 38: 1–549.

5.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 27 January, 2014 - 4:34pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Tony-2, Randy Hardy
Last updated 27 January, 2020 - 12:31pm

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