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Tortricidae
51a1318 – 3438.1   Ephippiphora orbexilana (Harrison, 2014)
Distribution Data for Ephippiphora orbexilana
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Synonymy: Grapholita orbexilana Harrison, 2014
Taxonomic Notes: Ephippiphora orbexilana (Harrison, 2014), n. sp., Zootaxa. 3755 (3): 287-294, 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
  • 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.
  • T.L. Harrison, L.D. Gibson, T.M. Gilligan, 2014. A new species of Grapholita Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from the midwestern USA. Zootaxa, 3755 (3): 287-294.
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