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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Tortricidae 510516 – 2748 – Aterpia approximana (Heinrich, 1919) – Sparkling Aterpia

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 51.23. (PDF) Heinrich, C., 1919. A new Olethreulid from New York (Lepidoptera). Insecutor inscitiae menstruus, 7: 65-66. Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 109-110; figs. 56, 202, 414. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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