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Tortricidae
51a0973.1 – 3151   Pelochrista scintillana (Clemens, 1865)

© Ken Childs
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Callimosema scintillana Clemens, 1865
Eucosma circulana of authors not Hübner, 1823
Paedisca dodecana Zeller, 1876
Eucosma paraglypta Meyrick, 1912
Eucosma randana Kearfott, 1907
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 117.169. (out of print)
  • Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 15.31m; p. 135. Book Review and ordering
  • 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 scintillana
© Mark Dreiling
Pelochrista scintillana
© Jerry Armstrong
Pelochrista scintillana
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Pelochrista scintillana
© John Davis
Pelochrista scintillana
© Carl Barrentine
Pelochrista scintillana
© Carl Barrentine
Pelochrista scintillana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Pelochrista scintillana
18mm – © Jim Vargo
Pelochrista scintillana
18mm – © Jim Vargo

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