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Tortricidae
51a0745 – 3098   Eucosma giganteana (Riley, 1881)
             Giant Eucosma

© Loren & Babs Padelford
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Paedisca giganteana Riley, 1881
Eucosma minorata Heinrich, 1924
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 108.150. (out of print)
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • 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 giganteana
© Carroll Rudy
Eucosma giganteana
© Bruce Marlin
Eucosma giganteana
© Carroll Rudy
Eucosma giganteana
33mm – © Jim Vargo
Eucosma giganteana
© Joe Zito


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