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Tortricidae
621237.00 – 3324 – Epinotia columbia (Kearfott, 1904)

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Synonymy: Proteopteryx columbia Kearfott, 1904
Proteopteryx albidorsana Kearfott, 1904
Tortrix crenana of authors not Hübner, [1817]
Proteopteryx mediostriana Kearfott, 1904
Taxonomic Notes: Epinotia columbia (Kearfott, 1904) is elevated from synonymy of 3324 Epinotia crenana (extralimital) in R. L. Brown's unpublished Master’s thesis with new status formalized in Brown (2005), World Catalogue of Insects. 5: 1-741. This species was inadvertently numbered as 3324.1 previously.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
  • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 16.11f, 16.12f; p. 138. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Epinotia columbia
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Epinotia columbia
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Epinotia columbia
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
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15mm – © U. S. National Museum
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