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Tortricidae
51a0906.1 – 3042   Pelochrista vagana (McDunnough, 1925)

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Genitalia: See Can. Entomol. 57(1): 19; pl. 2; fig. 2.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • vagana (McDunnough, 1925) (Eucosma) - MONA 1983: 3042
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista vagana: 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.
    • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 105.141. (PDF)
    • McDunnough, J., 1925. New Canadian Lepidoptera with notes. The Canadian Entomologist, 57(1): 19.
    • 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.
    Pelochrista vagana
    15mm – © Jim Vargo
    Pelochrista vagana
    15mm – © Jim Vargo
    Pelochrista vagana
    16mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum

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