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Tortricidae 51a0887.1 – 3027   Pelochrista laticurva (Heinrich, 1929)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: laticurva (Heinrich, 1929) (Eucosma) - MONA 1983: 3027; Holotype: Sierra Nevada, CA. Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista laticurva: Formerly placed in the genus Eucosma, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAF2459 Gilligan, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 29; pl. B, 3a-d; pl. 1, 3a-e. (PDF) Heinrich, C., 1929. Notes on some North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae . Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 75(8): 4. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2017. Pelochrista Lederer of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.5: 29; pl. B, 3a-d; pl. 1, 3a-e, order.

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