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Tortricidae 51a0938.2 – 3014.2   Pelochrista argentifurcatana (Grote, 1876)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: argentifurcatana (Grote, 1876) (Conchylis) hipeana (Grote, 1876) (Conchylis) Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista argentifurcatana (Grote, 1876), treated as a synonym of 3014 Pelochrista ridingsana (Robinson, 1869) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is raised to full species status, MONA Fascicle 9.5: 80.

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. 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.

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