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Tineidae
300079 – 0359   Acrolophus laticapitana (Walsingham, 1884)

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Synonymy:
  • laticapitana Walsingham 1884 (Pseudoconchylis) - MONA 1983: 0359
  • ssp. a. laticapitana Walsingham 1884 (Pseudoconchylis) - MONA 1983: 0359
  • unistrigana Dyar 1903 (Phalonia)
  • ssp. b. clarkei Hasbrouck 1964 (Acrolophus)
  • ssp. c. heinrichi Hasbrouck 1964 (Acrolophus)
  • ssp. d. occidens Busck 1910 (Acrolophus)
  • flavicomus Busck 1912 (Acrolophus)
  • leopardus Busck 1910 (Acrolophus)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Acrolophus laticapitana (Walsingham, 1884) include as subspecies 0355.3 Acrolophus laticapitanus heinrichi and 0367.2 Acrolophus occidens, Proc. US Nat. Mus. 114: 616.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (heinrichi) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (laticapitana) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hasbrouck, F.F., 1964. Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114: 627; figs. 148. (heinrichi)
    • Hasbrouck, F.F., 1964. Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114: 616; figs. 144-149. (laticapitana)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 2.37f, 2.45f, 2.46m; p. 51. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1884. X. North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1884: 133.
    Acrolophus laticapitana
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    Acrolophus laticapitana
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    Acrolophus laticapitana
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    Acrolophus laticapitana
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    Acrolophus laticapitana
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    Acrolophus laticapitana
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