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Tortricidae 51a1316 – 3437   Ephippiphora lunatana (Walsingham, 1879)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lunatana (Walsingham, 1879) (Grapholitha) Taxonomic Notes: Ephippiphora lunatana (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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 17.6m; p. 142. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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