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Tortricidae 51a1183 – 3279   Crocidosema lantana Busck, 1910

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Distribution: Florida and Hawaii. Genitalia: See Zimmerman (1978), figs 418 & 419. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lantana Busck, 1910 (Crocidosema) - MONA 1983: 3279   Type locality: Hawaiian Islands, "(Oahu, Tantalus)". corynetes (Diakonoff, 1982) (Epinotia) eridela (Turner, 1946) (Eucosma) perversa (Turner, 1946) (Eucosma) phaedropa Turner, 1946 (Crocidosema) polyphaea Turner, 1926 (Crocidosema) turnocosma Turner, 1946 (Crocidosema) Taxonomic Notes: Crocidosema lantana (Busck, 1910) was introduced to Hawaii and Florida from Mexico as a biocontrol agent of Lantana.

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, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Zimmerman, E.C., 1978. Microlepidoptera. Insects of Hawaii, 9: 1-1903.

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