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Tortricidae 51a0151.1 – 3780   Aethes ringsi (Metzler, 1999)              Rings' Aethes

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Distribution: AL, SC, NC, IA, IN, MO, AR, OK, (Brown 2019). Description/ Field Marks: See Metzler, 1999. Genitalia: See Metzler, 1999. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ringsi (Metzler, 1999) (Cochylis); Holotype: Newton Co., IN. Taxonomic Notes: Aethes ringsi (Metzler, 1999), n. sp., Great Lakes Ent. 32: 191. This species was formerly in the genus Cochylis and transferred to Aethes in Brown (2019), Zootaxa, 4671(2): 217.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAJ0621 Brown, J.W., 2019. New genera, new species, and new combinations in new world Cochylina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae). Zootaxa, 4671(2): 195-222. (abstract and access (fee)) Metzler, E.H., 1999. Two New Species of Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae) From the Eastern United States. The Great Lakes Entomologist, 32(3) 185-197. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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