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Tortricidae
51a0934.1 – 3137   Pelochrista biquadrana (Walsingham, 1879)

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Synonymy:
  • biquadrana Walsingham 1879 (Paedisca) - MONA 1983: 3137
  • palousana Kearfott 1907 (Eucosma)
  • subditiva Heinrich 1929 (Eucosma)
  • tahoensis Heinrich 1923 (Eucosma)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista biquadrana (Walsingham, 1879), formerly in the genus Eucosma, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337, includes as synonyms 3159 Pelochrista tahoensis (Heinrich, 1923) and 3163 Pelochrista palousana (Kearfott, 1907), Jour. Lepid. Soc., 62(4): 229.
    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.
    • 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.
    • Wright, D.J., 2008. Nearctic Eucosmini (Tortricidae) associated with Pelochrista occipitana (Zeller) and Eucosma biquadrana (Walsingham): two new synonymies and four new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 62(4): 216-231.
    Pelochrista biquadrana
    22mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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