Moth Photographers Group – Eucosma raracana

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Tortricidae

51a0837 – 2928 Eucosma raracana (Kearfott, 1907)

Reddish Eucosma

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Asteraceae. Host genera: Solidago. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	raracana (Kearfott, 1907) (Thiodia) - MONA 1983: 2928 fastidiosa (Meyrick, 1912) (Thiodia); TL: (no type). Note: Unjustified replacement name.
Taxonomic Notes:	Eucosma raracana: Formerly placed in the genus Phaneta, Gilligan et al. (2013), Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.

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. 95.113. (PDF)
Meyrick, E., 1912. On some impossible specific names in Micro-Lepidoptera. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 48: 32-36.
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 iNaturalist
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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