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Tortricidae 51a1209.1 – 3297.1   Epinotia cupressi Heinrich, 1923

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Genitalia: Proc. Entom. Soc. Wash., 120(4): figs. 2, 9. Similar Species: 3297 Epinotia hopkinsana has paler green color of the thorax and forewings, paler fringes, paler hind wing, pretornal spot on the forewing hind margin triangular, not subquadrate. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cupressi Heinrich, 1923 (Epinotia) Taxonomic Notes: Epinotia cupressi Heinrich, 1923, originally described as a variety of 3297 Epinotia hopkinsana (Kearfott, 1907), is raised to full species status, Proc. Entom. Soc. Wash., 120(4): 677.

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. Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 123: 207. John W. Brown, Richard L. Brown, 2018. Revised Status of Epinotia cupressi Heinrich and Descriptions of Two New Species of Epinotia Hübner, [1825], from the Western U.S.A. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 120(4): 675-686.

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