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Proteoteras moffatiana
gray-flanked proteotera, maple shoot borer, maple bud borer moth
Proteoteras moffatiana is a tortricid moth species described by Fernald in 1905. It is commonly known as the gray-flanked proteotera or maple shoot borer, reflecting its association with maple host plants. The species is assigned MONA/Hodges number 3235. As a member of the subfamily Olethreutinae, it belongs to a group of tortricids that typically develop as borers in plant tissues.