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Tortricidae
51a0427 – 3721   Cenopis mesospila Zeller, 1876
             White-tailed Fruitworm

© Carol Wolf
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • mesospila Zeller 1876 (Cenopis)
  • albicaudana Busck 1915 (Sparganothis)
  • gracilana Walsingham 1879 (Cenopis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Cenopis mesospila: Includes as a synonym Cenopis albicaudana (Busck, 1915) under which name this species was presented in the 1983 list [3721].
    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.
    • Powell, J. A. & J. W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p. 108; pl. D.39-41. order or free PDF
    • 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.
    Cenopis mesospila
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Cenopis mesospila
    © Bo Zaremba
    Cenopis mesospila
    © Ken Lebo
    Cenopis mesospila
    16mm – © Jim Vargo
    Cenopis mesospila
    17mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Cenopis mesospila
    15mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Cenopis mesospila
    16mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Cenopis mesospila
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Acer saccharum

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