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51a0552.1 –
2798 Olethreutes betulana
(Heinrich, 1926)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Betula |
| Genitalia: |
See illustrations of male and female genitalia of zelleriana in Heinrich (1926). |
| Similar Species: |
- 51a0552 Olethreutes trepidulum
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
betulana (Heinrich, 1926) (Exartema) - MONA 1983: 2798; TL: "male from East River, Connecticut (C. R. Ely, “VII-26-12”’)" (Heinrich, 1926:140).zelleriana of authors; (not Fernald, 1882) (Eccopis) misappl. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Olethreutes betulana (Heinrich, 1926) was listed as a synonym of diallacta (Meyrick, 1932) by Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) following Brown (2005) who listed the name as "betulana Heinrich, 1926… [validation of Kearfott manuscript name][nomen nudum]". Although betulana was originally a manuscript name by Kearfott, according to McDunnough (1955) it was validated by (Heinrich, 1926) who referenced a specific specimen and illustrated the genitalia. This interpretation was followed by Powell (in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) in which he listed "betulana (Heinr., 1926)" as the valid name for zelleriana of authors; (not Fernald, 1882), the species which Fernald described as a Betula feeder which he erroneously associated with the type of zelleriana.
It remains unclear as to whether betulana is a valid name or is indeed a nomen nudum. As there would appear to be no subsequent challenge to this interpretation, MPG follows Powell (1983) pending further clarity or revision. |
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| 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).
- Brown, J.W., 2005. Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 5: 440.
- 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 (♂ type of betulana (=zelleriana of authors); pl. 34, fig. 203 (♀ zelleriana of authors).
- 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).
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