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Tortricidae
51a1173 – 3265   Gretchena delicatana Heinrich, 1923
             Ironwood Fruitworm

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Synonymy:
  • delicatana Heinrich, 1923 (Gretchena) - MONA 1983: 3265
      Type locality: Oak Station, Allegheny Co., PA.
  • 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. 148.236. (PDF)
    • Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 123: 185; fig. 320
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Gretchena delicatana
    15mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Gretchena delicatana
    © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Gretchena delicatana
    - holotype - LG(cc) U. S. National Museum

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