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Tortricidae 51a0961.1 – 3088   Pelochrista emaciatana (Walsingham, 1884)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: emaciatana Walsingham 1884 (Paedisca) - MONA 1983: 3088 perpropinqua Heinrich 1929 (Eucosma) Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista emaciatana (Walsingham, 1884) includes as a synonym 3158 Pelochrista perpropinqua (Heinrich, 1929), J. Lepid. Soc. 2005, 59:3, p. 121-133.

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 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. Wright, D.J., 2005. Some Eucosomini (Tortricidae) associated with Eucosoma emaciatana (Walsingham) and Eucosma totana Kearfott; four new species, a new combination and a new synonomy. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 59(3): 121-133.

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