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Tortricidae 51a0973.1 – 3151   Pelochrista scintillana (Clemens, 1865)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Helianthus.  Host genera: Helianthus.  Host extended: Helianthus.  Host extended: on roots (Powell & Opler 2009).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: scintillana (Clemens, 1865) (Callimosema) - MONA 1983: 3151 circulana of authors; (not Hübner, 1823) (Tortrix) misid. dodecana (Zeller, 1876) (Paedisca) paraglypta (Meyrick, 1912) (Eucosma); TL: (no type). Note: Unjustified replacement name. randana (Kearfott, 1907) (Eucosma)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 117.169. (PDF) Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 15.31m; p. 135. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist 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. Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.

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