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Tortricidae 511192.1 – 3280.1 – Epinotia indecorana (Zetterstedt, 1839)

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Epinotia indecorana (Zetterstedt, 1839), considered a subspecies of Epinotia trigonella (Linnaeus, 1758) by some workers, was treated as a full species by Karsholt et al. (2015), then subsequently as a synonym of trigonella by Gilligan et al. (2020) and Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) based on a lack of DNA support. However, the DNA evidence is inconclusive and differences in female genitalia do appear to separate the two species (M. Sabourin in lit., 2024), and they appear ecologically different (M. Mutanen in lit., 2024). Future DNA and genitalia work, especially with Greenland specimens, would seem warranted. In designating a lectotype for indecorana, Wolff (1964) included as a synonym petalonota (Meyrick, 1937).

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AB2504 (part) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59. Karsholt, O., N.P. Kristensen, T.J. Simonsen, M. Ahola, 2015. Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies). In: Böcher et al., The Greenland Entomofauna: An Identification Manual of Insects, Spiders and their Allies. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 44: 302–352. Meyrick, E., 1937. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 5: 157. Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Wolff, N.L, 1964. The Lepidoptera of Greenland, p. 43. Zetterstedt, J.W., 1839. Lepidoptera. Insecta Lapponica, 4: 989.

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