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Tortricidae 51a0146.1 – 3758.3   Aethes obliquana (Kearfott, 1907)

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Description/ Field Marks: Wingspan: 20-22mm. See Kearfott, 1907:163; pl. 8, fig. 12 Similar Species: Aethes bomonana (Kearfott, 1907) is smaller, WS: 14-16mm. Aethes triassumenta Pogue, 2019. The identities of obliquana and bomonana are unclear and may require further revision. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: obliquana (Kearfott, 1907) (Phalonia) - MONA 1983: 3841   Type locality: Black Mountains, NC; Hastings, FL; Winnipeg, MB. obliquna Razowski, 2000 (Aethes) missp. Taxonomic Notes: Aethes obliquana (Kearfott, 1907) was number 3841 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).

References

Kearfott, W.D., 1907. Microlepidoptera from the Black Mountain region of North Carolina, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 23: 163; pl. 8, fig. 12.

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