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Tortricidae
51a0681 – 3391   Hystrichophora stygiana (Dyar, 1903)

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Similar Species:
  • Hystrichophora asphodelana and H. stygiana form a complex with apparently no clear delineation. Further study is needed.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • stygiana Dyar 1903 (Thiodia) - MONA 1983: 3391
  • ssp. a. stygiana Dyar 1903 (Thiodia) - MONA 1983: 3391; Type locality: USA, "Arizona, Williams; Colorado, Golden"
  • ssp. b. californiae Heinrich 1923 (Hystrichophora); Type locality: Holotype: USA, "California, Siskiyou Co."
  • 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.
    • 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: 256.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 16.48m; p. 141. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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    21mm – © U. S. National Museum

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