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Tortricidae
51a1387 – 3497   Ecdytolopha insiticiana Zeller, 1876
             Locust Twig Borer

© Ken Childs
Description/
Field Marks:
See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Genitalia: See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • insiticiana Zeller, 1876 (Ecdytolopha) - MONA 1983: 3497
  • 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.
    • 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. 185.305. (PDF)
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
    Ecdytolopha insiticiana
    © Bob Patterson
    Ecdytolopha insiticiana
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Ecdytolopha insiticiana
    © Nolie Schneider
    Ecdytolopha insiticiana
    20mm – © Jim Vargo
    Ecdytolopha insiticiana
    © Karl Hillig


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