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Tortricidae
51a0773 – 2991   Eucosma segregata (Heinrich, 1924)

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Synonymy:
  • segregata Heinrich 1924 (Thiodia) - MONA 1983: 2991; Type locality: USA, "California, Tulare Co., Monachee Meadows"
  • castrensis McDunnough 1929 (Thiodia); Type locality: Holotype: Camp Roosevelt, Yellowstone National Park, WY
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eucosma segregata (Heinrich, 1924), formerly placed in the genus Phaneta, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337, includes as a synonym Thiodia castrensis McDunnough, 1929 (Wright & Gilligan 2015:42).
    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.
    • Heinrich, C., 1924. North American Eucosminae, notes and new species (Lepidoptera). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 14: 388.
    • McDunnough, J.H., 1929. Some apparently new Microlepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 61(12): 266-271.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • 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 segregata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Eucosma segregata
    15mm – © Jim Vargo

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