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Tortricidae 620373.00 – 3749   Amorbia cuneanum (Walsingham, 1879)              Western Avocado Leafroller

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Distribution: Canada: BC; USA: ID, OR, CA Type locality (cuneanum): western slopes of Mount Shasta, CA. Type locality (adumbranum): western slopes of Mount Shasta, CA. Type locality (essigana): USA. "California, San Diego Co., Chula Vista". Description/ Field Marks: See TortAI species page at idtools.org Genitalia: See TortAI species page at idtools.org Similar Species: Amorbia synneurana Amorbia emigratella Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Hendecastema cuneanum Walsingham, 1879 • Hendecastema adumbranum Walsingham, 1879 • Amorbia essigana Busck, 1929

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Gilligan, T. M. & M. E. Epstein, 2014. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance to the United States (TortAI). Identification Technology Program (ITP), USDA/APHIS/PPQ/CPHST, Fort Collins, CO, species page at idtools.org. Powell, J. A. & J. W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p. 29; pl. A.1-10. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 19.18m, .19m, .20f, .21f, .22f; p. 153. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens Lepidopters: Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, 4: 4.

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