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Tortricidae
51a0965.1 – 3157.1   Pelochrista ainsliei Wright, 2008
Distribution Data for Pelochrista ainsliei
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Distribution: USA: MT, WY, CO, MT, NM.
Similar Species:
  • 51a0961.1 Pelochrista emaciatana: "... larger (mean FWL ? 10.5 mm vs. 7.8 mm in ainsliei)…" (Wright 2008:222)
  • 51a0963.1 Pelochrista powelli
  • 51a0966.1 Pelochrista kingi
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ainsliei Wright, 2008 (Pelochrista) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; Holotype: New Mexico, Dona Ana County, Mesilla.
  • occipitana of authors; (not Zeller, 1876) (Paedisca) misid.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista ainsliei Wright, 2008 n. sp., J. Lepid. Soc. 62(4), p. 222.
    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.
    • 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: 105; pl. DD, 92a-d; pl. 40, 92a-f. (PDF (no fee) or order book)
    • Wright, D.J., 2008. Nearctic Eucosmini (Tortricidae) associated with Pelochrista occipitana (Zeller) and Eucosma biquadrana (Walsingham): two new synonymies and four new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 62(4): 216-231.
    • 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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