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Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Gelechiidae 990580 – 19580 – Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) – Pink Bollworm

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Pectinophora gossypiella: Busck (1917) wrote an extensive account of the life history of this moth see [pdf] for more information.

(1) Natural History Museum: HOSTS- A Database of the World’s Lepidopteran Hostplants website (2) Pest Tracker: National Agricultural Pest Information System website (3) Hughes, G.B. and W. Moore. 2011. Identification Tool to the Pink Bollworm and its Look-Alikes. Identification Technology Program, CPHST, PPQ, APHIS, USDA; Fort Collins, CO. website (4) Busck, A. 1917. The Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella [pdf] (5) A bibliography of the Pink Bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) [pdf] (6) Cotton Commodity-Based Pest Survey download pdf here (7) Gilligan, T.M., and Passoa. 2014. LepIntercept- An identification resource for intercepted Lepidoptera larvae. USDA-APHIS-PPQ Identification Technology Program (ITP). Fort Collins, CO. Available here

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