Tortricidae
51a0653 –
3365 Ancylis spiraeifoliana
(Clemens, 1860)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Physocarpus (Spiraea) opulifolius. (see references) -- Host familiy: Rosaceae. Host genera: Physocarpus Spiraea. (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
Description/
Field Marks: |
A member of the spiraeifoliana species complex (Gilligan et al. 2008). |
| Similar Species: |
- 51a0654 Ancylis laciniana: a member of the spiraeifoliana species complex (Gilligan et al. 2008) cannot at present be reliably distinguished by external features.
- 51a0655 Ancylis burgessiana: a member of the spiraeifoliana species complex (Gilligan et al. 2008) cannot at present be reliably distinguished by external features.
- 51a0657 Ancylis mira: possibly a member of the spiraeifoliana species complex (Gilligan et al. 2008) cannot at present be reliably distinguished by external features.
- 51a0656 Ancylis fuscociliana: a member of the spiraeifoliana species complex (Gilligan et al. 2008) cannot at present be reliably distinguished by external features.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
spiraeifoliana (Clemens, 1860) (Anchylopera) emend. - MONA 1983: 3365spiraeifoliana (Walsingham, 1879) (Phoxopteryx)spireaefoliana; (Clemens, 1860) (Anchylopera) orig. missp.; TL: (no type). |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Ancylis spiraeifoliana (Clemens, 1860) is a justified emendation (Zeller 1875) of spireaefoliana (Clemens, 1860), an original misspelling intended to be based on the host plant Spiraea opulifolius. Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) erroneously listed spireaefoliana as the valid name with "spiraeifoliana (Walsingham, 1879)" as a synonym following Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). Per McDunnough (1955), it was in fact Zeller who proposed the replacement name. (Pohl & Nanz 2025) |
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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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Clemens, B., 1860. Contributions to American lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 12: 348.
- Gilligan, T.M., D.J. Wright, L.D. Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine moths of the midwestern United States. An identification guide. Bulletin of the Ohio Biological Survey, 16(2): 162.265.
- Heinrich, C., 1932. Notes on and descriptions of some American moths. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 79(287913), art. 13: 12.
- McDunnough, J.H., 1955. Critical remarks on the synonymy of certain Anchylopera species, with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Eucosmidae). American Museum Novitates, 1725: 9. (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.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Zelle, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 251.
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12mm – © U. S. National Museum
 - 12mm – © U. S. National Museum
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© Steven Whitebread LG
on Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
© Steven Whitebread LG
Ninebark leaf fold
© Canadian National Collection LG
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