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Tortricidae 51a0985.1 – 3132.8   Pelochrista mojaveana (Wright, 2011)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mojaveana (Wright, 2011) (Eucosma) Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista mojaveana (Wright, 2011), n. sp., Jour. Lepid. Soc. 65(2): 117, was 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. 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., 2011. Review of the Eucosma pulveratana (Walsingham) species group, with descriptions of eight new species (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 65(2): 101-118..

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