Tortricidae
51a1189 –
3277 Rhopobota dietziana
(Kearfott, 1907)
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| Synonymy: |
dietziana (Kearfott, 1907) (Epinotia) - MONA 1983: 3277; Lectotype: Hazelton, PA.
Note: Lectotype designated by Heinrich (1923). ssp. a. dietziana (Kearfott, 1907) (Epinotia)ssp. b. glabricola Eiseman, 2026 (Rhopobota); TL: St. Sebastian River Preserve State, Fellsmere, Indian River Co., FL. |
| Host Plants: |
Ssp. dietziana: leaftier (external leaf feeder) of hollies(Ilex spp.); ssp. glabricola: leaf miner of inkberry (Ilex glabra).
Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Aquifoliaceae Rosaceae. Host genera: Crataegus Ilex. Notes: leafminer (Eiseman et al 2020a); leaftiers (Eiseman 2020); . |
| Similar : Species |
Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) |
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| 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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Eiseman C.S., T.S. Feldman, S. Moparthi, M.A. Bertone, 2026. Review of the North American species of Rhopobota Lederer (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini), with the description of a new species and a new subspecies mining leaves of hollies (Aquifoliaceae: Ilex Tourn. ex L.). Insecta Mundi, 1220: 9-18; figs. 11, 17, 18, 20-23, 28, 29, 32-36, 42-47, 99 (dietziana); figs. 12, 19, 24-27, 30, 31, 37-41, 48-58, 100 (glabricola). (abstract and PDF)
- Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 150.242. (PDF)
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 123: 92.
- Kearfott, W.D., 1907. New North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 33(1): 92.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7540795
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© Mark Dreiling
© Tom Murray
© Carol Wolf
© Carol Wolf
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 - lectotype ( dietziana) - LG – © AMNH
 - HT ( glabricola) - LG – (cc) Eiseman et al. 2026
12mm – © Jim Vargo
LG – © Jim Vargo
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