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Tortricidae
51a1310 – 3431   Ephippiphora caeruleana (Walsingham, 1879)

- gen. - © Glenn Fine
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Synonymy:
  • eoleuca (Meyrick, 1912) (Enarmonia)
  • vana (Kearfott, 1907) (Enarmonia)
  • xanthospora (Meyrick, 1912) (Enarmonia)
  • zana (Kearfott, 1907) (Enarmonia)
  • caeruleana (Walsingham, 1879) (Grapholitha)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Ephippiphora caeruleana (Walsingham, 1879), n. comb. in Hu et al. (2023: Appendix S4). The name Ephippiphora, revived status, was formerly teated as a synonym of Grapholita. (new since Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023))
    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.
    • Hu, G-L, J. Brown, M. Heikkilä, L. Aarvik, M. Mutanen, 2023. Molecular phylogeny, divergence time, biogeography and trends in host plant usage in the agriculturally important tortricid tribe Grapholitini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae). Cladistics, 39(5): 359-381; Appendix S4.
    • Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 17.2m; p. 141. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Ephippiphora caeruleana
    © Lynette Schimming
    Ephippiphora caeruleana
    - gen. - © Glenn Fine
    Ephippiphora caeruleana
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Ephippiphora caeruleana
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Ephippiphora caeruleana
    - syntype - LG(cc) U. S. National Museum

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