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Tortricidae
51a1019.1 – 3064   Pelochrista maculatana (Walsingham, 1879)

- gen. - © Glenn Fine
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Synonymy:
  • maculatana Walsingham 1879 (Paedisca) - MONA 1983: 3064; Type locality: "California, Lake Co."
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista maculatana: 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 15.33m; p. 134. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens Lepidopters: Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, 4: 48.
    • 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: 152, order.
    Pelochrista maculatana
    - gen. - © Glenn Fine
    Pelochrista maculatana
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Pelochrista maculatana
    21mm – © Jim Vargo

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