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Tortricidae
51a0890.1 – 3009   Pelochrista robinsonana (Grote, 1872)
             Robinson's Pelochrista

© Carol Wolf
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • robinsonana Grote 1872 (Conchylis) - MONA 1983: 3009
  • quintana Zeller 1876 (Paedisca)
  • tryonana Kearfott 1905 (Eucosma)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista robinsonana: Formerly placed in the genus Eucosma, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
    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, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
    • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 102.134. (PDF)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2017. Pelochrista Lederer of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.5: 1-376, order.
    • Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
    Pelochrista robinsonana
    © Bob Patterson
    Pelochrista robinsonana
    © Lyn Atherton
    Pelochrista robinsonana
    © J. C. Jones
    Pelochrista robinsonana
    © Ken Childs
    Pelochrista robinsonana
    16mm – © Jim Vargo

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