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Tortricidae
51a0984.1 – 3138   Pelochrista mirosignata (Heinrich, 1929)

© Sue Carnahan
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Synonymy:
  • mirosignata Heinrich 1929 (Eucosma) - MONA 1983: 3138
  • microsignata Brown 2005 (Eucosma)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista mirosignata: 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.
    • 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.
    • Wright, D.J., 2011. Review of the Eucosma pulveratana (Walsingham) species group, with descriptions of eight new species (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 65(2): 101-118..
    Pelochrista mirosignata
    © Sue Carnahan
    Pelochrista mirosignata
    21mm – © Jim Vargo
    Pelochrista mirosignata
    18mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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