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Paraclemensia acerifoliella (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae) in western Canada: a newly discovered host, an expanded range, and biogeographical considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2014

Gregory R. Pohl Open the ORCID record for Gregory R. Pohl [Opens in a new window] ,
Christi Jaeger ,
Vazrick Nazari ,
Chris Schmidt ,
Danika Richard  and
Stan Gosche
Gregory R. Pohl*
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, 5320 122 St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 3S5
Christi Jaeger
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, 5320 122 St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 3S5 Mississippi State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Starkville, Mississippi 39762, United States of America
Vazrick Nazari
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes, K.W. Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
Chris Schmidt
Affiliation:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, K.W. Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
Danika Richard
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, 5320 122 St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 3S5 Ecole Plamondon School, P.O. Box 90, 9814 100 St., Plamondon, Alberta, Canada T0A 2T0
Stan Gosche
Affiliation:
independent researcher; 9 Kings Gate, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada T8N 5M1
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: gpohl@nrcan.gc.ca).
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Abstract

The maple leafcutter moth (Paraclemensia acerifoliella (Fitch) (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae) has been discovered in western Canada, feeding on saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia (Nuttall) Nuttall ex Roemer (Rosaceae)), a previously undocumented host. New records are detailed, and historical records are reviewed and assessed. Western populations are compared morphologically, genetically, and ecologically to populations feeding on maple (Acer Linnaeus; Sapindaceae) in eastern Canada. Paraclemensia Busck species host plants are discussed in relation to the hypothesised phylogenetic history of the genus. Although maple feeding is hypothesised to be the ancestral condition in the genus Paraclemensia, Rosaceae feeding (including Amelanchier) is hypothesised to be a derived capability of the P. acerifoliella species group.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 147 , Issue 4 , August 2015 , pp. 459 - 471
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© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service 2014 

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