Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1249979

Black-headed Birch Leaffolder Moth
Acleris logiana

Observation date: May 23, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: near a floodlight on my deck
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 26, 2020
Coordinator notes: Acleris placidana (Robinson, 1869), formerly treated as a subspecies of 3540 Acleris logiana (Clerck, 1759) in the 1983 list, is elevated back to full species following the Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 3.0). Acleris logiana is extralimital to North America. (note from MPG)
Checklist region(s): United States, Wisconsin, Vilas County