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Tortricidae 51a0923.1 – 3020   Pelochrista avalona (McDunnough, 1938)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: avalona (McDunnough, 1938) (Eucosma) - MONA 1983: 3020   Type locality: Holotype: Avalon, Santa Catalina Is., Calif. Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista avalona: 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. McDunnough, J.H., 1938. New Lepidoptera from southern California. The Canadian Entomologist , 70(3): 55-59. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 15.12m; p. 134. Book Review and ordering 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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