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Tortricidae
51a0691 – 3399.2   Eucosmomorpha nearctica Miller, 2001

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • nearctica Miller, 2001 (Eucosmomorpha)
      Type locality: USA, "Mississippi, Franklin Co., tributary of McGehee Creek, TN, R4E, Sec. 26 SW".
  • albersana of authors; (not Hübner, [1813]) (Tortrix) misappl.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eucosmomorpha nearctica Miller, 2001 n. sp., includes as a synonym Eucosmomorpha albersana of authors; (not Hübner, [1813]), J. Lepid. Soc. 55: 83. This synonymy was overlooked in Pohl et al. (2016) which listed E. albersana as introduced.
    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.
    • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 166.272. (PDF)
    • Miller, W.E., 2001. A new species of Eucosmomorpha from North America (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 55(3): 81-84.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Eucosmomorpha nearctica
    © Rose Payne
    Eucosmomorpha nearctica
    © Rose Payne
    Eucosmomorpha nearctica
    10mm – © U. S. National Museum

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