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Tortricidae
51a0838 – 2927   Eucosma ochrocephala (Walsingham, 1895)
             Pale-headed Eucosma

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
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Synonymy: Semasia ochrocephala Walsingham, 1895
Cydia imbridana Fernald, 1905
Taxonomic Notes: Eucosma ochrocephala: Formerly placed in the genus Phaneta, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Gilligan, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
  • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 94.112. (out of print)
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2015. Eucosma Hübner of the contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.4: 1-256, order.
Eucosma ochrocephala
© Robin McLeod
Eucosma ochrocephala
© Greg Raterman
Eucosma ochrocephala
© Hugh McGuinness
Eucosma ochrocephala
© Nolie Schneider
Eucosma ochrocephala
15mm – © Jim Vargo

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