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Tortricidae 51a0955.1 – 3141   Pelochrista canana (Walsingham, 1879)

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Distribution: "... roughly from Rocky Mountain region south to west Texas and west to the pacific coast." (Wright & Gilligan 2017).Type locality (canana): California. Type locality (expolitana): "California, Siskiyou Co., Shasta Retreat". Type locality (metariana): "California, Siskiyou Co., Shasta Retreat". Description/ Field Marks: FWL: 5.6-9.6 - Wright & Gilligan, 2017; ""pretornal brown patch" is connected to the inner FW margin" - Chuck Sexton (pers. comm., 5/2022)) Similar Species: Pelochrista olivacea Wright & Gilligan, 2017- FWL: 6.7-9.2 (Wright & Gilligan 2017); ""pretornal brown patch" is connected to the inner FW margin" - Chuck Sexton (pers. comm., 5/2022)) Pelochrista zomonana (Kearfott, 1907) - FWL: 4.9-6.8 (Wright & Gilligan 2017); "pretornal brown patch is characteristically separated from the FW inner margin" - Chuck Sexton (pers. comm., 5/2022)) Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Paedisca canana Walsingham, 1879 • Eucosma expolitana Heinrich, 1923 • Eucosma metariana Heinrich, 1923 Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista canana (Walsingham, 1879), formerly placed in the genus Eucosma, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337, includes as a synonyms 3164 P. expolitana (Heinrich, 1923) and 3166 P. metariana (Heinrich, 1923), Wright & Gilligan (2017), MONA Fascicle 9.5: 93.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Gilligan, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337. 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.

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