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Tortricidae 510041 – 3540 – Acleris placidana (Robinson, 1869) – Black-headed Birch Leaffolder

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Acleris placidana (Robinson, 1869), formerly treated as a subspecies of [3540] Acleris logiana (Clerck, 1759), extralimital (Palearctic), but previously treated by some authors as a full species, is raised to full species in Gilligan et al. (2020), Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB0754 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59. (PDF or read online) Robinson, C.T., 1869. Notes on American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 2: 282. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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