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Tortricidae
51a0118.1 – 3826   Phtheochroa vulneratana of authors (not Zetterstedt, 1839)

© Bob Martin
Distribution: Canada: AB, BC, YT; USA: AK, WA, MT, CO.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • vulneratana of authors not Zetterstedt 1839 (Tortrix)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Phtheochroa vulneratana of authors; (not Zetterstedt, 1839) is a cryptic species mistakenly regarded as the European species Phtheochroa vulneratana (Zetterstedt, 1839) in Powell (1990), Jour. Lepid. Soc., 44: 91. The two taxa are well separated by DNA barcode with the latter treated as extralimital to North America in Gilligan et al. (2020), Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
    The number 3826 was occupied by Honca grandis (Busck, 1907) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAD8609 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.20m; p. 157. Book Review and ordering
    • Powell, J.A., 1990. Records of a Palearctic tortricid in boreal Colorado: Trachysmia vulneratana evidently is Holarctic. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 44: 91.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Zetterstedt, J.W., 1839. Lepidoptera. Insecta Lapponica, 4: 979.
    Phtheochroa vulneratana of authors
    © John Ashley
    Phtheochroa vulneratana of authors
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Phtheochroa vulneratana of authors
    - 20mm – © U. S. National Museum

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