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Tortricidae
51a0493 – 2711   Paralobesia liriodendrana (Kearfott, 1904)
             Tulip-tree Leaftier

© Paul McNelis
Distribution: NY south to FL and LA.
Description/
Field Marks:
See Royals et al. (2019), Mem. Lepid. Soc., (6): 29; Figs. 29–32, 158, 196.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • liriodendrana Kearfott 1904 (Polychrosis) - MONA 1983: 2711
  • References
    • 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, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 46.14. (PDF)
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Royals, H.R., J-F. Landry, T. M. Gilligan, 2019. Paralobesia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a systematic revision. The Lepidopterists' Society, Memoir No. 6: 1-149.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Paralobesia liriodendrana
    © Bob Patterson
    Paralobesia liriodendrana
    © Carol Wolf
    Paralobesia liriodendrana
    © Carol Wolf
    Paralobesia liriodendrana
    © Jerry Armstrong
    Paralobesia liriodendrana
    © Ken Childs
    Paralobesia liriodendrana
    11mm – © Jim Vargo
    Paralobesia liriodendrana
    13mm – © U. S. National Museum

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