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Tortricidae
51a0270 – 3612   Argyrotaenia franciscana (Walsingham, 1879)
             Orange Tortrix
© Chris Mallory © Dick Wilson - DNA
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: Tortrix franciscana Walsingham, 1879
Tortrix citrana Fernald, 1889
Argyrotaenia kearfotti Obraztsov, 1961
Argyrotaenia insulana Powell, 1964
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 18.16f, .17f, 18m, .19f, .22f, .23f; p. 148. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Argyrotaenia franciscana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA
Argyrotaenia franciscana
© Gary McDonald - DNA
Argyrotaenia franciscana
© Gary McDonald - DNA
Argyrotaenia franciscana
© E. LaGasa & WSDA
Argyrotaenia franciscana
© E. LaGasa & WSDA
Argyrotaenia franciscana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Argyrotaenia franciscana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Argyrotaenia franciscana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Argyrotaenia franciscana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Argyrotaenia franciscana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Argyrotaenia franciscana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Argyrotaenia franciscana
14mm – © U. S. National Museum
Argyrotaenia franciscana
19mm – © U. S. National Museum
Argyrotaenia franciscana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA LG


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