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Tortricidae 51a0482.2 – 2707.2   Bactra albipuncta Heinrich, 1926

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Distribution: "A Rocky Mountain race" (Heinrich 1926) Type locality: Denver, CO. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Bactra albipuncta Heinrich, 1926, originally described as a variety of Bactra verutana Zeller, 1876, was raised to full species status by Diakonoff (1964), a changed apparently overlooked by some subsequent authors but recognized by Gilligan & Brown (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Diakonoff, 1964. Further records and descriptions of the species of Bactra Stephens ( Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 70(1): 62; figs. 45-49 Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 84; figs. 46, 347

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