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Tortricidae
51a0912.1 – 3079   Pelochrista palabundana (Heinrich, 1923)

© John Lee
Distribution: Upper Midwest (Wright & Gilligan 2017:58).
Type locality: Aweme, Manitoba.
Similar Species:
  • Pelochrista rosaocellana - central Great Plains (Wright & Gilligan 2017:58).
  • Pelochrista salaciana - southern Texas (Wright & Gilligan 2017:58).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Eucosma palabundana Heinrich, 1923
Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista palabundana: Formerly placed in the genus Eucosma, 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.
  • 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. 107.148. (out of print)
  • Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 123: 267.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • 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.
Pelochrista palabundana
© John Lee
Pelochrista palabundana
15mm – © Jim Vargo

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