Tortricidae
51a0635 –
2861 Hedya ochroleucana
(Frölich, 1828)
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| Distribution: |
Across Canada and south through California and possibly into NewEngland and the Midwest. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
ochroleucana (Frölich, 1828) (Tortrix) - MONA 1983: 2861; TL: Germany, Wrtemburg.consanguinana (Walsingham, 1879) (Penthina); TL: California.contrariana (Walker, 1863) (Penthina); TL: Canada. Nova Scotia.nimbatana (Clemens, 1860) (Antithesia); TL: Massachusetts. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Hedya ochroleucana (Frölich, 1828) was treated as extralimital (Palearctic) based on DNA evidence in Gilligan et al. (2020) with "ochroleucana" from NA referring to two separate valid biologic species. Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) proposed the placeholder name "Hedya ochroleucana of authors; (not Frölich, 1828)" for the NA species with all synonyms of ochroleucana described from NA as placeholder synonyms. With valid NA synonyms available, Pohl & Nanz (2025) found it more appropriate to retain the name Hedya ochroleucana (Frölich, 1828) for both populations pending further study to confirm the status of ochroleucana and those NA synonyms. |
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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)
- 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)
- Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 81.87. (PDF)
- Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz, 2025. Corrections to the 2023 “Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico”. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 104-116.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 14.31m; p. 131. Book Review and ordering
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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