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Tortricidae 51a0960.2 – 3168.1   Pelochrista olivacea Wright & Gilligan, 2017              Olivaceous Pelochrista

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Description/ Field Marks: FWL: 6.7-9.2 - Wright & Gilligan, 2017); ""pretornal brown patch" is connected to the inner FW margin" - Chuck Sexton (pers. comm., 5/2022)) Similar Species: Pelochrista canana (Walsingham, 1879) - FWL: 5.6-9.6 (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: olivacea Wright & Gilligan, 2017 (Pelochrista)   Type locality: Holotype: Cochise Co., AZ. Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista olivacea Wright & Gilligan, 2017, n. sp., MONA Fascicle 9.5: 100.

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. 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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