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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library
Tortricidae
5111923280Epinotia trigonella (Linnaeus, 1758) – Birch Epinotia
  • Epinotia trigonella (Linnaeus, 1758): The relationship of this species to E. sperana McDunnough, 1935, E. indecorana (Zetterstedt, 1839) and their synonyms is uncertain (Michael Sabourin, in litt. 5iii2025).
  • 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:AAB2504 (part) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
  • De Jong, Y., 2016. Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Consortium, Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ymk1bx accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-30.
  • Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras, 2020. Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59. (PDF or read online)
  • Karsholt, O., N.P. Kristensen, T.J. Simonsen, M. Ahola, 2015. Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies). In: Böcher et al., The Greenland Entomofauna: An Identification Manual of Insects, Spiders and their Allies. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 44: 302–352.
  • Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
  • 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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