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Tortricidae 51a0494 – 2712   Paralobesia viteana (Clemens, 1860)              Grape Berry Moth

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Distribution: QC and ON, Canada to AZ and FL, USA. Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Asteraceae Vitaceae.  Host genera: Cirsium Sambucus Vitis.  Host extended: Anthonomus galls (Robinson et al 2002); fruit feeder (Klem & Zaspel 2019).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: See Royals et al. (2019), Mem. Lepid. Soc., (6): 41; Figs. 65–67, 166, 207. See TortAI species page at idtools.org Genitalia: See TortAI species page at idtools.org Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: viteana (Clemens, 1860) (Endopiza) - MONA 1983: 2712; Lectotype: PA, OH. vitivorana (Packard, 1869) (Penthina)

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. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB3143 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 47.15. (PDF) Royals, H.R., J-F. Landry, T. M. Gilligan, 2019. Paralobesia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a systematic revision. The Lepidopterists' Society, Memoir No. 6: 1-149. 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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Tortricid ID - Identification Technology Program (ITP) Species Page at iNaturalist

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