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Tortricidae
51a0890.1 – 3009   Pelochrista robinsonana (Grote, 1872)
             Robinson's Pelochrista

© Carol Wolf
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Synonymy: Conchylis robinsonana Grote, 1872
Paedisca quintana Zeller, 1876
Eucosma tryonana Kearfott, 1905
Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista robinsonana: Formerly placed in the genus Eucosma, 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. 102.134. (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, 2017. Pelochrista Lederer of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.5: 1-376, order.
  • Zeller. P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
Pelochrista robinsonana
© Bob Patterson
Pelochrista robinsonana
© Lyn Atherton
Pelochrista robinsonana
© J. C. Jones
Pelochrista robinsonana
© Ken Childs
Pelochrista robinsonana
16mm – © Jim Vargo

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