Tortricidae
51a0598 –
2830 Olethreutes auricapitana
(Walsingham, 1879)
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Reared - © Aaron Hunt
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Fern |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Olethreutes auricapitana, a fern feeding species, typically has a pair of antemedial costal striae, mostly silver, abruptly fused, forming an outwardly angled "V" shape terminating at 1/3 the distance to the dorsal margin and followed by one or two silver spots, the furthest and largest at 1/2 the distance to the dorsal margin. Opposite this pair of costal striae near the dorsal margin lies a silver spot. A smaller spot is often present between the dorsal spot and the cell. Costal striae lack white scales at costal margin. Labial palpi tend to be uniformly gold with a few brown scales visible in some specimens. |
| Similar Species: |
- 2830.1 Olethreutes n. sp. nr. auricapitana.
- 2831 Pristerognatha agilana.
- 2832 Olethreutes albiciliana.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
auricapitana (Walsingham, 1879) (Sericoris) - MONA 1983: 2830 |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 74.74. (PDF)
- Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 170. figs. 238 (♀ gen.), 424 (♂ gen.).
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens Lepidopters: Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, 4: 33.
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Reared - © Aaron Hunt
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LG – © Todd M. Gilligan
11mm – © U. S. National Museum
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