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Tortricidae
51a0466 – 2738   Endothenia hebesana (Walker, 1863)
             Verbena Bud Moth

© Tom Murray
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:
  • hebesana (Walker, 1863) (Sciaphila) - MONA 1983: 2738
  • daeckeana (Kearfott, 1907) (Olethreutes)
  • fullerea (Riley, 1870) (Penthina)
  • gentianaeana of authors; (not Hübner, [1799]) (Tortrix) misid.
  • inexpertana (Walker, 1863) (Carpocapsa)
  • torquata (Meyrick, 1927) (Argyroploce)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Endothenia hebesana (Walker, 1863) includes as a synonym daeckeana (Kearfott, 1907) in Miller (1983). The name gentianaeana (Hübner [1799]) (now regarded ass extralimital to NA) was erroneously applied to this species in Beebe (1954) (Miller 1983).
    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.
    • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 40.5. (PDF)
    • Kearfott, W.D., 1907. North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 33: 1-98.
    • Miller, W.E., 1983. Nearctic Endothenia species: A new synonymy, a misidentification, and a revised status (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist, 16(1): 5-12.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 14.20m; p. 130. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Endothenia hebesana
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    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
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    17mm – © U. S. National Museum
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    Endothenia hebesana
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