The Tortricidae described by J. C. Fabricius (Lepidoptera)
Author
Baixeras, Joaquín
Author
Karsholt, Ole
text
Zootaxa
2011
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1
37
journal article
45811
10.5281/zenodo.279412
685da956-c131-459f-98d2-c6b020649adf
1175-5326
279412
desfontainana
Fabricius, 1794
Pyralis desfontainana
Fabricius, 1794: 268
.
Type
locality.
England
(“Habitat in
Anglia
Mus. Dom. Francillon”).
Material examined.
None.
Identity.
Acleris cristana
(
Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775
)
(
Tortricinae
,
Tortricini
).
Remarks.
Together with
P. rossiana
,
P. ephippana
, and
P
.
profanana
(see these below), this is one of the oldest synonyms of the highly variable species
A. cristana
.
Guenée (1845)
recognized them as varieties of
A. cristana
, and in contemporary literature
P
.
desfontainana
is merely considered a synonym (e.g.,
Brown 2005
).