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Tortricidae 51a1231 – 3319   Epinotia nigralbana (Walsingham, 1879)

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Synonymy: nigralbana (Walsingham, 1879) (Paedisca) - MONA 1983: 3319; TL: Medocino Co., CA. Host Plants: Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Ericaceae.  Host genera: Arbutus Arctostaphylos.  Notes: leafminer (Eiseman et al 2020a). Similar  : Species 51a1230 Epinotia nigralbanoidana 51a1233 Epinotia heucherana 51a1229 Epinotia digitana 51a1232 Epinotia ruidosana Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

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. Eiseman, C.S., K.A. Austin, J.A. Blyth & T.S. Feldman, 2020. New records of leaf-mining Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in North America, with the description of a new species of Grapholita. Zootaxa, 4748(3): 514-530. (abstract and access (fee)) 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: 216; 52, fig. 351. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 16.38f; p. 140. Book Review and ordering 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 Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens Lepidopters: Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, 4: 41; pl. 69, fig. 7.

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