A Note on the Occurrence of a European Tortricid, Cnephasia virgaureana Treit., in Newfoundland with New Synonymy (Lepidoptera)

Abstract

During the summer of 1916, a few specimens of a tortricid were submitted to Ottawa for identification. The larvae were abundant on cabbage leaves in the vicinity of St. John's, Newfoundland. At that time the insects were not definitely identified as a European species and were described as new by A. Gibson, who proposed the name Tortrix oleraceana Gibs. (1916. Can. Ent. 48: 373). Some time ago it was realized that oleraceana belonged to the genus Cnephasia. After additional material was received recently from Mr. A. H. Butler, St. John's, Newfoundland, comparison with European specimens in the collection of Dr. B. P. Beirne showed that the species in question is Cnephasia virgaureana Treit.