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51a0913.1 – 3148.2 Pelochrista rosaocellana (Knudson, [1987])

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Distribution:	Central Great Plains (Wright & Gilligan 2017:58).
Similar Species:	Pelochrista palabundana - upper Midwest (Wright & Gilligan 2017:58). Pelochrista salaciana - southern Texas (Wright & Gilligan 2017:58). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	rosaocellana (Knudson, [1987]) (Eucosma); Holotype: Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area, Hemphill Co., TX.
Taxonomic Notes:	Pelochrista rosaocellana (Knudson, [1987]) n. sp., J. Lepid. Soc. 40: 322, was formerly placed in the genus Eucosma, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.

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. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
Knudson, E.C., 1986. New species of olethreutine moths (Tortricidae) from Texas and Louisiana. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 40(4): 322-326.
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: 1-376, order.

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