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Tortricidae
51a1082.3 – 3207.2   Epiblema gibsoni Wright & Covell, 2003

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Synonymy:
  • gibsoni Wright & Covell 2003 (Epiblema); Type locality: Holotype: Kentucky, Rowan County, Route 1274, 2 mi. W of Route 519
  • Taxonomic Notes: Epiblema gibsoni Wright & Covell, 2003 n. sp., J. Lepid. Soc. 57: 233.
    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. 126.193. (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: 47; pl. H, 17a-e; pl. 7, 17a-f, order.
    Epiblema gibsoni
    © Ken Childs
    Epiblema gibsoni
    17mm – © Jim Vargo
    Epiblema gibsoni
    20mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Epiblema gibsoni
    - 14mm – © U. S. National Museum

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