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Tortricidae
51a1190 – 3278   Rhopobota finitimana (Heinrich, 1923)

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Synonymy:
  • finitimana (Heinrich, 1923) (Kundrya) - MONA 1983: 3278
  • Host Plants: Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Aquifoliaceae Ericaceae Salicaceae.  Host genera: Arctostaphylos Ilex Nemopanthus[=Ilex] Populus Vaccinium.  Notes: leafminer (Eiseman et al 2020a); leaftiers (Eiseman 2020); .
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
  • 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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB9898 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • 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: 18; fig. 13, 14, 59-62, 65, 67-73, 77, 78, 80-82, 85-90, 101, 102. (abstract and PDF)
    • Eiseman, C.S., K.A. Austin, J.A. Blyth & T.S. Feldman, 2020. New records of leaf-mining Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in North America, with the description of a new species of Grapholita. Zootaxa, 4748(3): 514-530. (abstract and access (fee))
    • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 151.243. (PDF)
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • 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
    Rhopobota finitimana
    © Greg Raterman
    Rhopobota finitimana
    - paratype - LG – (cc) Eiseman et al. 2026
    Rhopobota finitimana
    10mm – © Jim Vargo
    Rhopobota finitimana
    10mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Rhopobota finitimana
    - holotype - LG – (cc) U. S. National Museum

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