Moth Photographers Group – Eucosma montanana

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Tortricidae

51a0818 – 2994 Eucosma montanana (Walsingham, 1884)

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Asteraceae. Host genera: Artemisia. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	montanana (Walsingham, 1884) (Semasia) - MONA 1983: 2994; TL: Montana. clarkei (Blanchard & Knudson, 1983) (Phaneta)
Taxonomic Notes:	Eucosma montanana (Walsingham, 1884), formerly placed in the genus Phaneta, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337, includes as a synonym 3002.1 Phaneta clarkei (Blanchard & Knudson, 1983), Wright & Gilligan, 2015:72

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.
Gilligan, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337. (PDF)
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 100.129. (PDF)
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 E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at iNaturalist
Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1884. X. North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1884: 143.
Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2015. Eucosma Hübner of the contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.4: 1-256, order.

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