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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Tortricidae 510270 – 3612 – Argyrotaenia franciscana (Walsingham, 1879) – Orange Tortrix

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. 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. Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59. Obraztsov, N.S., 1961. Descriptions of and notes on North and Central American species of Argyrotaenia, with the description of a new genus (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). American Museum Novitates, 2048: 1-42. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 18.16f, .17f, 18m, .19f, .22f, .23f; p. 148. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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