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Tortricidae
51a0296 – 3631   Choristoneura obsoletana (Walker, 1863)

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Genitalia: Canadian Entomologist, 124(1): 21; figs. 81-85.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • obsoletana Walker 1863 (Tortrix) - MONA 1983: 3631
  • sanbornana Robinson 1869 (Tortrix)
  • seminolana Kearfott 1907 (Tortrix)
  • transiturana Walker 1863 (Cacoecia)
  • vesperana Clemens 1865 (Lozotaenia)
  • 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.
    • Dang, P.T., 1992. Morphological study of male genitalia with phylogenetic inference of Choristoneura Lederer (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 124(1): 7-48.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Choristoneura obsoletana
    © Jeff Hollenbeck
    Choristoneura obsoletana
    22mm – © Jim Vargo
    Choristoneura obsoletana
    21mm – © U. S. National Museum

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