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Tortricidae
51a0218.1 – 3845   Thyraylia discana (Kearfott, 1907)

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Distribution: Type locality (discana): Cincinnati, OH.
Type locality (cricota): unknown.
Description/
Field Marks:
See Razowski (1997: 130; figs. 89, 90 (♂ gen.)).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Phalonia discana Kearfott, 1907
Phalonia cricota Meyrick, 1912
Taxonomic Notes: Thyraylia discana (Kearfott, 1907), formerly in the genus Cochylis, was number 3818 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.
  • Metzler, E.H. & J.W. Brown, 2014. An updated check list of the Cochylina (Tortricidae, Tortricinae, Euliini) of North America north of Mexico including Greenland, with comments on classification and identification. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(4): 274-282.
  • Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36.
  • Razowski, J., 1997. Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) of Canada. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 40(1): 107-163.
Thyraylia discana
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Thyraylia discana
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Thyraylia discana
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