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Tortricidae 51a1196 – 3283.1   Epinotia abbreviana (Fabricius, 1794)

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Distribution: Introduced from Europe. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: abbreviana (Fabricius, 1794) (Pyralis) excruciana (Stephens, 1852) (Poecilochroma) lithoxylana (Frölich, 1828) (Tortrix) stannana (Guenée, 1845) (Grapholitha) trimaculana (Donovan, [1806]) (Phalaena) ulmariana (Duponchel, in: Godart, 1842) (Grapholitha) ulmetana (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) (Grapholitha) Taxonomic Notes: Epinotia abbreviana (Fabricius, 1794) is now recognized among the North American fauna north of Mexico in Dang, P.T. (1993), J. Lepid. Soc., 4:, 55-59.

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. Dang, P.T., 1993. First NorthAmerican records of Epinotia abbreviana (Tortricidae), a European pest of Ulmus species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 47: 55-59.

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