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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library
Pyralidae
8005035968Zophodia grossulariella (Hübner, [1809]) – Gooseberry Fruitworm
  • Zophodia grossulariella (Hübner, [1809]): "Leraut (2021) recognized the subspecies robineaui Leraut, 1997 (TL: France) and three Nearctic subspecies, as well as the nominate subspecies as a Holarctic entity. Genetic data suggests that Nearctic populations are distinct, and that “true” subspecies grossulariella probably does not occur in NA. However, we continue to treat them all under the species Z. grossulariella (with no subspecies), pending further research."(Pohl & Nanz 2025)
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
  • Dyar, H.G., 1925. Some new American Phycitinae. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 13: 220-226.
  • Grote, A.R., 1878. Art. XXVII. Preliminary Studies On The North American Pyralidae. I. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4(3): 702.
  • Leraut, G.H.C., 2021. Spécies général des Phycitinae (Lep. : Pyraloidea, Pyralidae) [A global comprehensive check-list of the Phycitinae (Lep. : Pyraloidea, Pyralidae)]. Revue Française d’Entomologie Générale, 2 (5–6, Supplement): 1-494.
  • Leraut, P.J.A., 1997. Zophodia robineaui sp. nov., espèce nouvelle pour la science en France (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Alexanor , 19 (1996) (6): 350-352.
  • Neunzig, H. H., 1997. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4: p. 37; pl. 2.1-2. order or free PDF
  • Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz, 2025. Corrections to the 2023 “Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico”. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 104-116.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.23f; p. 195. Book Review and ordering
  • 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 BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at iNaturalist

Zophodia grossulariella
- (cc) Carle Bélanger
Collected by J. Gagnon, Rouyn-Noranda, QC.
Zophodia grossulariella
- (cc) Carle Bélanger
Collected by J. Gagnon, Rouyn-Noranda, QC.
Zophodia grossulariella
- © Jonathan Gagnon
Collected by J. Gagnon, Rouyn-Noranda, QC.

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