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Tortricidae 51a0829 – 3002   Eucosma grindeliana (Busck, 1906)

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Larva and Host Plants: Grindelia squarrosa Similar Species: Pelochrista cataclystiana has FW termen which lacks a well defined sinuate black line. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Cydia grindeliana Busck, 1906 • Phaneta stramineana of authors not Walsingham, 1879 Taxonomic Notes: Eucosma grindeliana: Formerly placed in the genus Phaneta, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Busck, A., 1906. A new Tortricid from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 38: 211. Gilligan, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2015. Eucosma Hübner of the contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.4: 1-256, order.

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