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Tortricidae
51a0837 – 2928   Eucosma raracana (Kearfott, 1907)
             Reddish Eucosma

© John Maxwell
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • raracana Kearfott 1907 (Thiodia) - MONA 1983: 2928
  • fastidiosa Meyrick 1912 (Thiodia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eucosma raracana: Formerly placed in the genus Phaneta, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • 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. 95.113. (PDF)
    • Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36.
    • 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 raracana
    © Nolie Schneider
    Eucosma raracana
    © Bob Patterson
    Eucosma raracana
    © Tom Murray
    Eucosma raracana
    © Ken Childs
    Eucosma raracana
    © Ken Childs
    Eucosma raracana
    13mm – © Jim Vargo

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