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Tortricidae
621116.00 – 3218   Sonia constrictana (Zeller, 1876)
             Constricted Sonia

© Scott Justis
Distribution: USA: FL, TX, IL (Blanchard 1979).
Holotype: Dallas, TX.
Genitalia: See Blanchard (1979).
Similar Species:
  • Sonia paraplesiana Blanchard, 1979
  • Sonia canadana McDunnough, 1925
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Paedisca constrictana Zeller, 1876
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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): 185-188; figs. 19, 21, 23, 27-32.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Zeller. P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
Sonia constrictana
© Bob Patterson
Sonia constrictana
© Carol Wolf
Sonia constrictana
© Gretchen Grammer
Sonia constrictana
© Carol Wolf
Sonia constrictana
© Carol Wolf
Sonia constrictana
- gen. - © Tom Murray
Sonia constrictana
14mm – © Jim Vargo

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