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

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Landry, Bernard; Landry, Jean-François

Source:

Canadian Entomologist, Entomological Society of Canada, Volume 136, Issue 4, p.553-579 (2004)

Call Number:

A04LAN01IDUS

URL:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/the-genus-alucita-in-north-america-with-description-of-two-new-species-lepidoptera-alucitidae/F77AA79243A5A59F44A9782B27D82AD6

Keywords:

Alucita, Alucita hexadactyla, Alucita lalannei, Alucita montana, Lepidoptera

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.