Tortricidae
51a0495 –
2713 Paralobesia monotropana
(Heinrich, 1926)
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| Distribution: |
Widespread in eastern US and Canada. |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Anacardiaceae Ericaceae[Monotropaceae]. Host genera: Monotropa Rhus. Host extended: ovary tissue in pistil will move to stem pith if necessary (Royals et al 2018); seed capsules & frui... (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
Description/
Field Marks: |
See Royals et al. (2019), Mem. Lepid. Soc., (6): 44; Figs. 68–71, 167, 209.
See Zootaxa, 4446(1): 81-96. |
| Genitalia: |
See Zootaxa, 4446(1): 81-96. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
monotropana (Heinrich, 1926) (Polychrosis) - MONA 1983: 2713; Holotype: Cincinnati, OH. |
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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.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACF2979 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 47.16. (PDF)
- Royals, H.R., J-F. Landry, T. M. Gilligan, 2018. The myth of monophagy in Paralobesia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)? A new species feeding on Cypripedium reginae (Orchidaceae). Zootaxa, 4446(1): 81-96. (abstract and access (fee))
- 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 BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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