Moth Photographers Group – Pelochrista ridingsana

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Tortricidae

51a0938.1 – 3014 Pelochrista ridingsana (Robinson, 1869)

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Synonymy:	ridingsana (Robinson, 1869) (Conchylis) - MONA 1983: 3014 magnidicana (Heinrich, 1923) (Eucosma)
Taxonomic Notes:	Pelochrista ridingsana (Robinson, 1869), formerly placed in the genus Eucosma, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337, includes as a synonym 3017 Pelochrista magnidicana (Heinrich, 1923), MONA Fascicle 9.5: 78.

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. 103.135. (PDF)
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 15.23m, 15.24f; p. 134. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
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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