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Tortricidae
51a1196 – 3283.1   Epinotia abbreviana (Fabricius, 1794)
Distribution Data for Epinotia abbreviana
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Distribution: Introduced from Europe.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • abbreviana Fabricius 1794 (Pyralis)
  • excruciana Stephens 1852 (Poecilochroma)
  • lithoxylana Frölich 1828 (Tortrix)
  • stannana Guenée 1845 (Grapholitha)
  • trimaculana Donovan [1806] (Phalaena)
  • ulmariana Duponchel, in: Godart 1842 (Grapholitha)
  • ulmetana Lienig & Zeller 1846 (Grapholitha)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Epinotia abbreviana (Fabricius, 1794) is now recognized among the North American fauna north of Mexico in Dang, P.T. (1993), J. Lepid. Soc., 4:, 55-59.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Dang, P.T., 1993. First NorthAmerican records of Epinotia abbreviana (Tortricidae), a European pest of Ulmus species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 47: 55-59.
    Epinotia abbreviana
    14mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Epinotia abbreviana
    14mm – © U. S. National Museum

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