Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1264746

Black-headed Birch Leaffolder
Acleris placidana

Observation date: July 30, 2020
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: August 02, 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. MPG
Checklist region(s): United States, New Hampshire, Rockingham County

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