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Tortricidae 51a0737.8 – 3075   Eucopina siskiyouana (Kearfott, 1907)              Fir Cone Borer

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Distribution: OR, CA, AZ, CO - Powell (1968) Larva and Host Plants: Abies concolor and possibly other Abies. Keen (1958) - Description/ Field Marks: See Powell (1968), p. 24; Fig. 7; PI. II, figs. 4, 5; PI. IV, figs. 11, 12; PI. VI, fig. 20 Genitalia: See Powell (1968) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: siskiyouana (Kearfott, 1907) (Evetria) - MONA 1983: 3075   Type locality: Siskiyou Co., CA; Koebele, OR. Taxonomic Notes: Eucopina siskiyouana: 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. Kearfott, W.D., 1907. New Microlepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 39: 77. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 15.11m; p. 134. Book Review and ordering Powell, J.A., 1968. Host associations and taxonomy of Nearctic conifer cone moths in the genus Eucosma (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Hilgardia, 39(1): 1-36. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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