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Tortricidae 51a0165.1 – 3806   Saphenista latipunctana (Walsingham, 1879)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: latipunctana (Walsingham, 1879) (Cochylis) - MONA 1983: 3779   Type locality: Mendocino Co., CA. Taxonomic Notes: Saphenista latipunctana (Walsingham, 1879), n. comb., was previously listed in the genus Phalonidia, Brown (2019), Insecta Mundi, 0738: 4.

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. Brown, J.W., 2019. Two new species and two new combinations in Saphenista Walsingham, 1914 from western North America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Insecta Mundi, 0738: 1-8. Metzler, E.H. & J.W. Brown, 2014. An updated check list of the Cochylina (Tortricidae, Tortricinae, Euliini) of North America north of Mexico including Greenland, with comments on classification and identification. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(4): 274-282. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.9m; p. 157. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens Lepidopters: Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, 4: 29.

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