Moth Photographers Group – Acleris implexana

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Tortricidae

51a0022 – 3522 Acleris implexana (Walker, 1863)

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Synonymy:	implexana (Walker, 1863) (Sciaphila) - MONA 1983: 3522; TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson Bay [“Martin’s Falls”, ON; 51.30N, 86.20W]. implexana (Walker, 1863) (Sciaphila) gallicola; Prentice, 1965 (Acleris) missp.; TL: (no type). gallicolana (Clemens, 1864) (Peronea) heindelana (Fernald, 1905) (Peronea) heindeliana; (Forbes, 1923) (Peronea) missp.; TL: (no type). ssp. b. ferrumixtana (Benander, 1934) (Acalla) REV. STAT.; (excl.); TL: Scandinavia.
Taxonomic Notes:	Acleris implexana (Walker, 1863) includes as a synonym Acleris ferrumixtana (Benander, 1934) in Gilligan & Brown in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023), reversing Gilligan et al. (2020) who raised ferrumixtana to full species status based on an erroneous interpretation of the DNA evidence.

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Benander, 1934. Om nagra svenska Acalla-arter. Entomologisk Tidskrift, 55: 122-139.
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)
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). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
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Walker, F., 1863. Tortricites and Tineites. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 28: 338.

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