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Tortricidae 51a0506 – 2725   Paralobesia slingerlandana (Kearfott, 1904)

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Distribution: Canada: southern ON and QC; USA: NY and NJ to IL and LA. Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae.  Host genera: Eupatorium Eutrochium.  Notes: flowers (Robinson et al 2002).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: See Royals et al. (2019), Mem. Lepid. Soc., (6): 73; Figs. 146–149, 191, 226. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: slingerlandana (Kearfott, 1904) (Polychrosis) - MONA 1983: 2725; TL: Montclair, NJ.

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. Kearfott, W.D., 1904. North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 30: 295. 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 iNaturalist

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