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Tortricidae
51a0823 – 3005   Eucosma offectalis (Hulst, 1886)

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Distribution: Type locality (offectalis): Colorado.
Type locality (obliterana): Arizona
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Synonymy: Crambus offectalis Hulst, 1886
Semasia obliterana Walsingham, 1895
Taxonomic Notes: Eucosma offectalis: Formerly placed in the genus Phaneta, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
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. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
  • Hulst, G.D., 1886. Descriptions of new Pyralidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 13: 166.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 15.13f; p. 133. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1895. New species of North American Tortricidæ. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1895: 513.
  • Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2015. Eucosma Hübner of the contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.4: 1-256, order.
Eucosma offectalis
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Eucosma offectalis
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Eucosma offectalis
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Eucosma offectalis
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Eucosma offectalis
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Eucosma offectalis
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Eucosma offectalis
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Eucosma offectalis
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Eucosma offectalis
28mm – © Jim Vargo
Eucosma offectalis
23mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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