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Tortricidae
51a1086.2 – 3189   Epiblema obfuscana (Dyar, 1903)

© David Reed
Larva and
Host Plants:
Solidago; Asteraceae
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • obfuscana (Dyar, 1903) (Eucosma) - MONA 1983: 3189
      Type locality: Holotype: "Washington, District of Columbia".
  • obfuscata (Riley, 1888) (Paedisca)
  • 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, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 124.186. (PDF)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • 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: 50; pl. I, 21a-e; pl. 9, 21a-d, order.
    Epiblema obfuscana
    © Bob Patterson
    Epiblema obfuscana
    © David Reed
    Epiblema obfuscana
    © Greg Raterman
    Epiblema obfuscana
    © Ken Childs
    Epiblema obfuscana
    © Tom Murray
    Epiblema obfuscana
    15mm – © Jim Vargo
    Epiblema obfuscana
    21mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Epiblema obfuscana
    19mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Epiblema obfuscana
    17mm – © U. S. National Museum

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