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Tortricidae
51a0485 – 2701   Episimus argutana (Clemens, 1860)
             Sumac Leaftier

© Ken Childs
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Synonymy: Bactra argutana Clemens, 1860
Grapholitha allutana Zeller, 1879
Catastega hamameliella Clemens, [1862]
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Clemens, B., 1861 [1862]. Micro-Lepidopterous Larvae. Notes on a few species, the imagos of which are probably undescribed. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 1(4): 87.
  • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 45.12. (out of print)
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 14.22m; p. 130. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Episimus argutana
© Hugh McGuinness
Episimus argutana
© Nolie Schneider
Episimus argutana
© Tom Murray
Episimus argutana
© John Davis
Episimus argutana
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Episimus argutana
© Bob Patterson
Episimus argutana
© Carol Wolf
Episimus argutana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Episimus argutana
11mm – © Jim Vargo
Episimus argutana
15mm – © U. S. National Museum
Episimus argutana
14mm – © U. S. National Museum
Episimus argutana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Episimus argutana
© Canadian National Collection LG


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