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Tortricidae 51a0932.1 – 3012   Pelochrista fandana (Kearfott, 1907)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: fandana (Kearfott, 1907) (Eucosma) - MONA 1983: 3012 argyraula (Meyrick, 1912) (Eucosma) chloroleuca (Meyrick, 1912) (Eucosma) gandana (Kearfott, 1907) (Eucosma) Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista fandana: Formerly placed in the genus Eucosma, 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. Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum 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.

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