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Tortricidae
51a0990.1 – 3129   Pelochrista fiskeana (Kearfott, 1905)

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Synonymy: Eucosma fiskeana Kearfott, 1905
Eucosma pandana Kearfott, 1907
Eucosma sardiopa Meyrick, 1912
Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista fiskeana (Kearfott, 1905), formerly in the genus Eucosma, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337, includes as a synonym 3128 Eucosma pandana (Kearfott, 1907), Jour. Lepid. Soc. 69(1): 63-72.
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.
  • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 114.164. (out of print)
  • Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2017. Pelochrista Lederer of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.5: 1-376, order.
  • Wright, D.J., 2015. Two new species of Pelochrista Lederer (Tortricidae) from eastern United States, with reviews of five similar species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 69(1): 63-72.
Pelochrista fiskeana
© M. J. Hatfield
Pelochrista fiskeana
© M. J. Hatfield
Pelochrista fiskeana
20mm – © Jim Vargo

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