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Tortricidae
51a0626.9 – 2852   Phiaris septentrionana (Curtis, 1835)
Distribution Data for Phiaris septentrionana
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Distribution: Alaska, Maine, and parts of Canada (Gilligan et al. 2020).
Holarctic.
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Synonymy:
  • septentrionana (Curtis, 1835) (Orthotaenia) - MONA 1983: 2852
  • fulvifrontana (Packard, 1867) (Penthina)
  • primariana (Walker, 1863) (Sciaphila)
  • schaefferana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) (Tortrix)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Phiaris septentrionana (Curtis, 1835) was formerly placed in Olethreutes; the current generic treatment follows Aarvik (2017).
    References
    • Aarvik, L., 2017. Fauna Europaea: Tortricidae. In: Fauna Europaea: Lepidoptera, Moths. Fauna Europaea Version 2017.06. Karsholt, O. & van Nieukerken, E. J., editors. Museum für Naturkunde: Berlin, Germany. website [accessed on 5 January 2023]
    • 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, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
    • Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 185; fig. 443.
    Phiaris septentrionana
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