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Tortricidae 51a0495 – 2713   Paralobesia monotropana (Heinrich, 1926)

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Distribution: Widespread in eastern US and Canada. Description/ Field Marks: See Royals et al. (2019), Mem. Lepid. Soc., (6): 44; Figs. 68–71, 167, 209. See Zootaxa, 4446(1): 81-96. Genitalia: See Zootaxa, 4446(1): 81-96. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: monotropana (Heinrich, 1926) (Polychrosis) - MONA 1983: 2713   Type locality: Holotype: Cincinnati, OH.

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. 47.16. (PDF) Royals, H.R., J-F. Landry, T. M. Gilligan, 2018. The myth of monophagy in Paralobesia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)? A new species feeding on Cypripedium reginae (Orchidaceae). Zootaxa, 4446(1): 81-96. 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

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