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Tortricidae 51a1068 – 3174.1   Epiblema luctuosissima Blanchard, 1984

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Similar Species: 3172 Epiblema strenuana 3172.1 Epiblema minutana. 3173 Epiblema abruptana. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: luctuosissima Blanchard, 1984 (Epiblema); TL: USA. "Texas Nueces Co., North Padre Island". luctuosana Blanchard, 1979 (Epiblema) Taxonomic Notes: Epiblema luctuosissima Blanchard, 1984 is replacement name for Epiblema luctuosana Blanchard, 1979 (preoccupied).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Blanchard, A., 1979. New status for Epiblema minutiana (Kearfott) and new species of Epiblema Hubner and Sonia Heinrich (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 33(3): 184. (E. luctuosana) Blanchard, A., 1985. Epiblema luctuosana A. Blanchard, a homonym, is changed to Epiblema luctuosissima, new name. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 38: 245. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 120.176. (PDF) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2023. Epiblema Hübner, Sonia Heinrich, Suleima Heinrich, and Notocelia Hübner of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.6: 33; pl. C, 3a-h; pl. 2, 3a-f, order.

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