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Tortricidae 621306.00 – 3427   Grapholita libertina (Heinrich, 1926)

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Distribution: TL: Wellington, BC. Description/ Field Marks: Males lack the obvious patch of dark sex scales on the hindwing of G. packardi. Genitalia: See Heinrich (1926), Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 132: 29; pl. 49, fig. 294. Similar Species: 3426 G. molesta: Median stria meets inner margin at angle, fades as it approaches an often conspicuous whitish stigma; flecks of whitish scales concentrated along striae and especially close to inner margin - Aaron Hunt (pers. comm., 5/7/2020). - Males lack the obvious patch of dark sex scales on the hindwing. 3428 G. packardi: Median stria narrows from inner margin to middle of wing, meet inner margin roughly perpendicularly; stigma generally inconspicuous to absent; silvery to blue lustre throughout - Aaron Hunt (pers. comm., 5/7/2020). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Grapholitha libertina Heinrich, 1926

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 29. Species Page at Mass Moths

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