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Tortricidae
51a1216 – 3304   Epinotia solicitana (Walker, 1863)
             Birch Shoot Borer

© Stuart I. Tingley
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • solicitana (Walker, 1863) (Grapholita) - MONA 1983: 3304
  • packardiana (Clemens, 1864) (Halonota)
  • tephrinana (Zeller, 1876) (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.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • 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.
    Epinotia solicitana
    DNA - © Dick Wilson
    Epinotia solicitana
    © Bob Martin
    Epinotia solicitana
    © Jim Vargo
    Epinotia solicitana
    13mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Epinotia solicitana
    13mm – © U. S. National Museum

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