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Tortricidae 51a0983.1 – 3132.7   Pelochrista costastriata (Wright, 2011)

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Description/ Field Marks: Mean FWL - 7.9 mm (Gilligan & Wright, 2013). Forewing lacks a mid-costal dark patch. Similar Species: Pelochrista consobrinana (Heinrich, 1923) is smaller and typically has a forewing with a mid-costal dark patch. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: costastriata (Wright, 2011) (Eucosma) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista costastriata (Wright, 2011), n. sp., Jour. Lepid. Soc. 65(2): 114, was 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) 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., 2011. Review of the Eucosma pulveratana (Walsingham) species group, with descriptions of eight new species (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 65(2): 101-118..

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