The genus Alucita in North America, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae)

Abstract The North American fauna of Alucitidae is shown to include three widespread species: Alucita montana Barnes et Lindsey, 1921 ( nec Cockerell), Alucita adriendenisi sp. nov. (type locality: Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada), and Alucita lalannei sp. nov. (type locality: Maynooth, Ontario,...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Authors: Landry, Bernard, Landry, Jean-François
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2004
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Northwest Territories
Canada
British Columbia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/n03-095
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00001644
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Summary:Abstract The North American fauna of Alucitidae is shown to include three widespread species: Alucita montana Barnes et Lindsey, 1921 ( nec Cockerell), Alucita adriendenisi sp. nov. (type locality: Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada), and Alucita lalannei sp. nov. (type locality: Maynooth, Ontario, Canada). Alucita hexadactyla (L., 1758) and A. huebneri Wallengren, 1862 do not occur in North America. The three North American species are described and illustrated. Alucita montana is found from southwestern Quebec and Vermont, west to British Columbia, and south to Arizona, California, and Texas; its caterpillar is associated with Symphoricarpos spp. (Caprifoliaceae). Alucita adriendenisi is known from northwestern Quebec and New York, west to Alberta and the Northwest Territories, with more southern populations (isolated?) in West Virginia, Arizona, and Texas; its caterpillar feeds on flowers of Lonicera dioica L. (Caprifoliaceae) in Michigan. Alucita lalannei has been found in Ontario, Manitoba, and Alberta, Canada; its host plant is unknown.

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