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Tortricidae
51a0638 – 2864   Hedya cyanana (Murtfeldt, 1880)
             The Rose Leaf-tyer

© Aaron Hunt
Distribution: CT to MB south to VA, KY and KS - Gilligan et al. (2008).
Larva and
Host Plants:
Cirsium horridulum (yellow thistle), Rosa eglanteria (sweetbriar rose) - Gilligan et al. (2008).
Similar Species:
  • 2748 Aterpia approximana has ochreous palpi, head and thorax, not mostly gray like H. cyanana. Genitalic dissection is required for confirmation.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • cyanana (Murtfeldt, 1880) (Penthina) - MONA 1983: 2864
      Type locality: USA, Missouri.
  • 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. 82.90. (PDF)
    • Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 165; figs. 259, 415.
    • Murtfeldt, , 1880. Rose-feeding Tortricidae. The Rose Leaf-tyer (Peni/iina cyanana, n.sp.). American Entomologist, 3: 14-16.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Hedya cyanana
    © Aaron Hunt
    Hedya cyanana
    © Aaron Hunt
    Hedya cyanana
    © Tom Murray
    Hedya cyanana
    - gen. - © Ken Childs
    Hedya cyanana
    - 12mm] – © Jim Vargo
    Hedya cyanana
    - 12mm – © Jim Vargo
    Hedya cyanana
    15mm – © U. S. National Museum

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