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Tortricidae
51a0995.1 – 3120   Pelochrista derelicta (Heinrich, 1929)
             Derelict Pelochrista

© John Davis
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • derelecta of authors; not , [no date] (Pelochrista)
  • derelicta (Heinrich, 1929) (Eucosma)
  • derelecta; [various], [no date] (Pelochrista) missp.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista derelicta: 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. 112.158. (PDF)
    • 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 derelicta
    © John Lee
    Pelochrista derelicta
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Pelochrista derelicta
    © John Davis
    Pelochrista derelicta
    © Nolie Schneider
    Pelochrista derelicta
    © Tom Murray
    Pelochrista derelicta
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Pelochrista derelicta
    © Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
    Pelochrista derelicta
    15mm – © Jim Vargo

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