Acleris stadiana

Acleris stadiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by William Barnes and August Busck in 1920. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario.[2]

Acleris stadiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. stadiana
Binomial name
Acleris stadiana
(Barnes & Busck, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea stadiana Barnes & Busck, 1920

The larvae feed on Alnus and Betula species (including Betula alleghaniensis, Betula papyrifera, Betula populifolia).[3]

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a synonym of Acleris semiannula. Adults of these two species are superficially similar, but the taxa differ in genital structure.[4]

References
Wikispecies has information related to Acleris stadiana.
  1. Tortricid.net
  2. "620021.00 – 3521.1 – Acleris stadiana – (Barnes & Busck, 1920)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. Tortricidae Food Plant Database
  4. Nearctic Acleris: resurrection of A. stadiana and a revised identity for A. semiannula (Lepidoptera: Torticidae)


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