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Tortricidae 51a0633 – 2860.1   Hedya atropunctana (Zetterstedt, 1839)

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Distribution: Canada: YT; USA: AK. Type locality: Sweden, Lapponia. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Penthina atropunctana Zetterstedt, 1840 • Tortrix dimidiana Sodoffsky, 1830 • Penthina ochromelana Guenée, 1845 Taxonomic Notes: Hedya atropunctana (Zetterstedt, 1840) is transferred from the genus Metendothenia in Alipanah & Baixeras (2011), Zootaxa, 2879: 33-44.

References

Alipanah, H. & J. Baixeras, 2011. A new species of Hedya Hübner from Iran with proposed rearrangement of some species currently assigned to Metendothenia Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Zootaxa, 2879: 33-44. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Zetterstedt, J.W., 1840 [1839]. Ordo VI. Lepidoptera. Insecta Lapponica, (4): 977.

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