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Tortricidae
51a0373 – 3749   Amorbia cuneanum (Walsingham, 1879)
             Western Avocado Leafroller

© Edna Woodward
Distribution: Canada: BC; USA: ID, OR, CA
Type locality (cuneanum): western slopes of Mount Shasta, CA.
Type locality (adumbranum): western slopes of Mount Shasta, CA.
Type locality (essigana): USA. "California, San Diego Co., Chula Vista".
Description/
Field Marks:
See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Genitalia: See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Similar Species:
  • Amorbia synneurana
  • Amorbia emigratella
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Hendecastema cuneanum Walsingham, 1879
Hendecastema adumbranum Walsingham, 1879
Amorbia essigana Busck, 1929
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.
  • Powell, J. A. & J. W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p. 29; pl. A.1-10. order or free PDF
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 19.18m, .19m, .20f, .21f, .22f; p. 153. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens Lepidopters: Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, 4: 4.
Amorbia cuneanum
© Jim Moore
Amorbia cuneanum
© Jim Moore
Amorbia cuneanum
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Amorbia cuneanum
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Amorbia cuneanum
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Amorbia cuneanum
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Amorbia cuneanum
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Amorbia cuneanum
31mm – © Jim Vargo
Amorbia cuneanum
31mm – © U. S. National Museum
Amorbia cuneanum
31mm – © U. S. National Museum
Amorbia cuneanum
25mm – © U. S. National Museum
Amorbia cuneanum
- 24mm – © U. S. National Museum

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