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Tortricidae 51a1273.52n – 3446.1   Corticivora chica Brown, 1984

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: chica Brown, 1984 (Corticivora) Taxonomic Notes: Corticivora chica Brown, 1984 n. sp., Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 86: 278-286. The genus Corticivora is provisionally placed in the tribe Eucosmini following Hu et al. (2023:367) who state, "Although it appears to fit best in Eucosmini, based on the molecular data, its tribal assignment remains uncertain.” (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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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