Tortricidae
51a1065.1 –
3172.1 Epiblema minutana
(Kearfott, 1905)
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Description/
Field Marks: |
Gilligan et al. (2020)
Epiblema minutana typically has a white face and labial palpi. |
| Genitalia: |
Gilligan et al. (2020) |
| Similar Species: |
- 3172 Epiblema strenuana typically has a brown frons and labial palpi.
- 3174.1 Epiblema luctuosissima.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
minutana Kearfott 1905 (Eucosma); Type locality: New Jersey |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Epiblema minutana (Kearfott, 1905), formerly treated as a synonym of 3172 Epiblema strenuana in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is returned to full species status in Gilligan et al. (2020), Zootaxa, 4729(3): 347-358. |
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| 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.
- Blanchard, A., 1979. New status for Epiblema minutiana (Kearfott) and new species of Epiblema Hubner and Sonia Heinrich (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 33(3): 179-188.
- Gilligan, T.M., D.J. Wright, R.L. Brown, B.A. Augustinus, U. Schaffner, 2020. Taxonomic issues related to biological control prospects for the ragweed borer, Epiblema strenuana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Zootaxa, 4729(3): 347-358. (download also available at Researchgate)
- Kearfott, W.D., 1905. Descriptions of new species of tortricid moths, from North Carolina, with notes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 28: 356.
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2023. Epiblema Hübner, Sonia Heinrich, Suleima Heinrich, and Notocelia Hübner of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.6: 31; pl. B, 2a-o; pl. 1, 2a-i, order.
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