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Tortricidae 51a0944.1 – 3023.1   Pelochrista atascosana (Blanchard, 1980)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: atascosana (Blanchard, 1980) (Eucosma) Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista atascosana (Blanchard, 1980) n. sp., J. Lepid. Soc. 33: 212, was formerly placed in the genus Eucosma (Gilligan et al. 2013).

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. Blanchard, A., 1979. Five new species of the tribe Eucosmini (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 33(4): 212. Gilligan, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337. Species Page at BugGuide.Net 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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