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Tortricidae
51a0117.1 – 3825   Phtheochroa vitellinana (Zeller, 1876)

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • vitellinana Zeller 1876 (Conchylis) - MONA 1983: 3787
  • Taxonomic Notes: Phtheochroa vitellinana (Zeller, 1876), formerly placed in the genus Carolella, Razowski (1991), was number 3787 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).
    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.
    • Razowski, J., 1991. Notes on cochyline genus Phtheochroa Stephens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with descriptions of new American species. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 34(1): 163-187.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
    Phtheochroa vitellinana
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    Phtheochroa vitellinana
    © Greg Raterman
    Phtheochroa vitellinana
    © Nolie Schneider
    Phtheochroa vitellinana
    12mm – © Jim Vargo
    Phtheochroa vitellinana
    13mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Phtheochroa vitellinana
    © U. S. National Museum

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