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Tortricidae
51a0745 – 3098   Eucosma giganteana (Riley, 1881)
             Giant Eucosma

© Loren & Babs Padelford
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • giganteana Riley 1881 (Paedisca) - MONA 1983: 3098
  • ssp. a. giganteana Riley 1881 (Paedisca) - MONA 1983: 3098
  • ssp. b. minorata Heinrich 1924 (Eucosma)
  • 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, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 108.150. (PDF)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2015. Eucosma Hübner of the contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.4: 1-256, order.
    Eucosma giganteana
    © Carroll Rudy
    Eucosma giganteana
    © Bruce Marlin
    Eucosma giganteana
    © Carroll Rudy
    Eucosma giganteana
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Eucosma giganteana
    © Joe Zito


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