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Tortricidae 51a1103.8 – 3173   Epiblema abruptana (Walsingham, 1879)              Abrupt Epiblema

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: abruptana (Walsingham, 1879) (Paedisca) - MONA 1983: 3173 TL: Holotype: Texas, Bosque County.

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. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 121.179. (PDF) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens Lepidopters: Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, 4: 53; pl. 72, fig. 6. 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: 73; pl. P, 43a-f; pl. 18, 43a-g, order.

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