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Tortricidae
51a1086.3 – 3195   Epiblema radicana (Walsingham, 1879)

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Synonymy:
  • radicana Walsingham 1879 (Paedisca) - MONA 1983: 3195; Type locality: Lectotype: "to Rogue River,"Jackson County, Oregon. Lectotype designated by Obraztsov (1965)
  • gratuitana Heinrich 1923 (Epiblema); Type locality: Washington, Eastsound
  • serangias Meyrick 1912 (Eucosma) emend.
    Note: Unnecessary replacement name for vomonana.
  • vomonana Kearfott 1907 (Eucosma); Type locality: Lectotype: "Cisco, Placer County, California"
    Note: Lectotype designated by Obraztsov (1965).
  • Taxonomic Notes: Epiblema radicana (Walsingham, 1879): Lectotype designated by Obraztsov (1965).
    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.
    • Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36.
    • Obraztsov, N.S., 1965. On Paedisca radicana and the type species of the genus Griselda. American Museum Novitates, 2213: 1-16.
    • Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2023. Epiblema Hübner, Sonia Heinrich, Suleima Heinrich, and Notocelia Hübner of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.6: 51; pl. J, 22a-f; pl. 10, 22a-d, order.
    Epiblema radicana
    - © Glenn Fine
    Epiblema radicana
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