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Tortricidae 51a0911.1 – 3122   Pelochrista wandana (Kearfott, 1907)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: wandana (Kearfott, 1907) (Eucosma) - MONA 1983: 3122 eumaea (Meyrick, 1912) (Eucosma) ustulatana (Blanchard & Knudson, 1983) (Eucosma) uta (Clarke, 1953) (Eucosma) Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista wandana: 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. Clarke, J.F.G., 1953. New species of Olethreutidae from Illinois. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 43: 226. (E. uta) 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. 112.159. (PDF) Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36. 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.

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