Tortricidae
51a0721 –
2891 Retinia virginiana
(Busck, 1914) | Wenzel's Pitch-blister Moth |
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| Taxonomic: Notes |
Retinia virginiana (Busck, 1914) includes as a synonym Retinia wenzeli (Kearfott, 1910), nomen nudum, not published as a new species with a valid description and therefore an invalid name (Forbes 1923). |
| Synonymy: |
virginiana (Busck, 1914) (Evetria) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Falls Church, VA.wenzeli (Kearfott, 1910) (Rhyacionia) - MONA 1983: [2891]; TL: "Gloucester Co. [New Jersey]." |
| Host Plants: |
Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Pinaceae. Host genera: Pinus. |
| Similar : Species |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Busck, A., 1914. Descriptions of new Microlepidoptera of forest trees. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 16(4): 145.
- Forbes, W.T.M., 1923. The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States. Cornell University, Agricultural Experiment Station. Memoir, 68: 439.
- Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 87.99. (PDF)
- Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 123: 23; fig. 56.
- Kearfott, W.D., 1910. Order Lepidoptera [Microlepidoptera]. In J. B. Smith (Ed.), Annual report of the New Jersey State Museum, 1909: 538.
- Miller, W.E. & S.A. Altmann, 1958. Ecological observations on the Virginia pitch-nodule moth, Petrova zvenzeli (Kearfott), including a note on its nomenclature. Ohio Journal of Science, 58: 273-281.
- Miller, W.E., 1978. Petrova pitch-blister moths of North America and Europe: two new species and synopsis (Olethreutidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 71(3): 329-340.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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© Nolie Schneider
© Nolie Schneider
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19mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
 - holotype - LG – (cc) U. S. National Museum
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