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Tortricidae 51a1082.1 – 3185   Epiblema benignata McDunnough, 1925

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Distribution: "Manitoba to Washington, south to Iowa , New Mexico, and California." - Gilligan et al. (2008). Genitalia: See Can. Entomol. 57(1): 21; pl. 1, fig. 8. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: benignata McDunnough, 1925 (Epiblema) - MONA 1983: 3185   Type locality: Holotype: Canada, "Manitoba, Aweme".

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. 123.183. (PDF) MacKay, M.R., 1959. Larvae of the North American Olethreutidae (Lepidoptera). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 91(S10): 1-338. McDunnough, J., 1925. New Canadian Lepidoptera with notes. The Canadian Entomologist, 57(1): 21. Species Page at BugGuide.Net 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: 45; pl. G, 15a-f; pl. 6, 15a-c, order.

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