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Tortricidae 51a0599 – 2832   Olethreutes albiciliana (Fernald, 1882)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Balsaminaceae Betulaceae Rosaceae.  Host genera: Alnus Impatiens Spiraea.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: Olethreutes albiciliana is most similar to O. auricapitana but with fringe yellowish-white from apex to mid-termen. Labial palpi usually less orange and a patch of brown scaling visible dorsally and with two pairs of yellowish costal antemedial striae more well defined as in P. agilana. Silver scales may form elongated spots but not well developed lines. Similar Species: 51a0629.7 Celypha chalybeana: a western species; possibly congeneric. See syn. siderana of authors; (not Treitschke, 1834). 51a0598 Olethreutes auricapitana 51a0598.1n Olethreutes nr. auricapitana 51a0630.5 Pristerognatha agilana Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: albiciliana (Fernald, 1882) (Sericoris) - MONA 1983: 2832; Lectotype: Orono, Penobscot Co., ME.

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. Fernald, C.H., 1882. Descriptions of new species of Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 10: 70. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 75.75. (PDF) 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 BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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