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Tortricidae
51a0545 – 2776   Olethreutes furfuranum (McDunnough, 1922)
             Woolly-backed Moth
Distribution Data for Olethreutes furfuranum
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Distribution: Holotype: Ottow, ON.
Paratype: Meach Lake, QC.
Genitalia: See Miller (1979) and Gilligan et al. (2008).
Similar Species:
  • Olethreutes clavana (Walker, 1863)
  • Olethreutes concinnana (Clemens, 1865)
  • Olethreutes mysteriana Miller, 1979
  • Olethreutes nigranum (Heinrich, 1923)
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Exartema furfuranum McDunnough, 1922
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. 60.35. (PDF)
  • McDunnough, J.H., 1922. Undescribed Lepidoptera in the Canadian National Collection. The Canadian Entomologist, 54(2): 38.
  • Miller, W.E., 1979. The genus Olethreutes: identity corrections and description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 72: 232-236.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Olethreutes furfuranum
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Olethreutes furfuranum
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Olethreutes furfuranum
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