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Tortricidae 621305.00 – 3426 – Grapholita molesta – Oriental Fruit Moth – (Busck, 1916)

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Description/ Field Marks: Median stria meets inner margin at angle, fades as it approaches an often conspicuous whitish stigma; flecks of whitish scales concentrated along striae and especially close to inner margin - Aaron Hunt (pers. comm., 5/7/2020). Males lack the obvious patch of dark sex scales on the hindwing. Genitalia: See TortAI species page at idtools.org Similar Species: 3427 G. libertina: Males lack a patch of dark sex scales on the hindwing - TortAI. 3428 G. packardi: Median stria narrows from inner margin to middle of wing, meet inner margin roughly perpendicularly; stigma generally inconspicuous to absent; silvery to blue lustre throughout - Aaron Hunt (pers. comm., 5/7/2020).

References

Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) - Caution: some specimens may not be sequenced and DNA barcode does not ensure correct identification. Gilligan, T. M. & M. E. Epstein, 2014. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance to the United States (TortAI). Identification Technology Program (ITP), USDA/APHIS/PPQ/CPHST, Fort Collins, CO, species page at idtools.org. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 176.286. (out of print) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 17.1m; p. 141. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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