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51a0552.1 – 2798   Olethreutes betulana (Heinrich, 1926)
Distribution Data for Olethreutes betulana
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Larva and
Host Plants:
Betula
Similar Species:
  • 51a0552 Olethreutes trepidulum
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • betulana (Heinrich, 1926) (Exartema) - MONA 1983: [2798]
    Note: Manuscript name proposed by Kearfott mentioned in Heinrich (1926).
  • zelleriana of authors; (not Fernald, 1882) (Eccopis) misappl. - MONA 1983: [2783]
  • Taxonomic Notes: Olethreutes betulana (Heinrich, 1926) was originally a manuscript name by Kearfott validated by (Heinrich, 1926) (McDunnough 1955). This name was erroneously treated as "betulana (Heinrich, 1926) (Exartema) nom. nud.". See notes under Olethreutes trepidulum (Heinrich, 1926) for a more complete explanation.
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (betulana).
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (diallacta).
    • Fernald, C.H., 1882. A Synonymical Catalogue of the described Tortricidae of North America north of Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 10: 29.
    • Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 139; pl. 14, fig. 63 (m.); pl. 34, fig 203 (f.) (zelleriana).
    • McDunnough, J.H., 1956. Microlepidoptera notes and new species. American Museum Novitates, 1789: 1-18.
    • Miller, W.E., 1970. Fernald types of North American Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 72: 239.
    • Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 270; pl. 8, fig. 15 (nitidanum sensu Zeller (1875).
    Olethreutes betulana
    - 16mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Olethreutes betulana
    - 18mm – © U. S. National Museum

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