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Tortricidae
51a0366 – 3689   Clepsis virescana (Clemens, 1865)

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Description/
Field Marks:
See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Genitalia: See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • virescana Clemens 1865 (Smicrotes) - MONA 1983: 3689
  • glaucana Walsingham 1879 (Loxotaenia)
  • sescuplana Zeller 1876 (Tortrix)
  • 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, T. M. & M. E. Epstein, 2014. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance to the United States (TortAI). Identification Technology Program (ITP), USDA/APHIS/PPQ/CPHST, Fort Collins, CO, species page at idtools.org.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 19.2m; p. 151. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • 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.
    Clepsis virescana
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Clepsis virescana
    © Carol Wolf
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    © Bill Johnson
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    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
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    © Jon & Nancy Rapp
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    © Ken Childs
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    © E. LaGasa & WSDA
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    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Clepsis virescana
    13mm – © Jim Vargo
    Clepsis virescana
    12mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Clepsis virescana
    15mm – © U. S. National Museum

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