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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Tortricidae 510568 – 2800 – Olethreutes nigranum (Heinrich, 1923) – Variable Nigranum Moth

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 66.52. (PDF) Heinrich, C., 1923. New Olethreutidae from eastern United States (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 25: 115. Kearfott, W.D., 1910. Order Lepidoptera [Microlepidoptera]. In J. B. Smith (Ed.), Annual report of the New Jersey State Museum, 1909: 539. Miller, W.E., 1979. The genus Olethreutes: identity corrections and description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 72: 232-236. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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