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Tortricidae
51a0681 – 3391   Hystrichophora stygiana (Dyar, 1903)

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Distribution: Type locality (stygiana): USA, "Arizona, Williams; Colorado, Golden".
Holotype (californiae): USA, "California, Siskiyou Co.".
Similar Species:
  • Hystrichophora asphodelana and H. stygiana form a complex with apparently no clear delineation. Further study is needed.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Thiodia stygiana Dyar, 1903
Hystrichophora californiae Heinrich, 1923
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 123: 256.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 16.48m; p. 141. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Hystrichophora stygiana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
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23mm – © Jim Vargo
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26mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
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23mm – © U. S. National Museum
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22mm – © U. S. National Museum
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- 28mm – © U. S. National Museum
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24mm – © U. S. National Museum
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25mm – © U. S. National Museum
Hystrichophora stygiana
- 24mm – © U. S. National Museum
Hystrichophora stygiana
25mm – © U. S. National Museum
Hystrichophora stygiana
21mm – © U. S. National Museum

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