Tortricidae
51a1123.5 –
3209 Notocelia purpurissatana
(Heinrich, 1923)
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Larva and Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Rosaceae. Host genera: Rosa. (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
purpurissatana (Heinrich, 1923) (Epiblema) - MONA 1983: 3209; Holotype: British Columbia, Vernon.gratuitana (Heinrich, 1923) (Epiblema); TL: Washington, Eastsound.
Note: Formerly a synonym of P. radicana (Walsingham, 1879), this name is treated as a synonym of Notocelia purpurissatana (Heinrich, 1923) in Wright & Gilligan (2023). |
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| 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.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- 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: 130; pl. JJ, 86a-f; pl. 38, 86a-c, 130; pl. JJ, 86a-f; pl. 38, 86a-c. (PDF (no fee) or order book)
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© Jason Dombroskie
 - holotype - LG – (cc) U. S. National Museum
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