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Tortricidae
51a0944.1 – 3023.1   Pelochrista atascosana (Blanchard, 1980)

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Synonymy: Eucosma atascosana Blanchard, 1980
Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista atascosana (Blanchard, 1980) n. sp., J. Lepid. Soc. 33: 212, was formerly placed in the genus Eucosma (Gilligan et al. 2013).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Blanchard, A., 1979. Five new species of the tribe Eucosmini (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 33(4): 212.
  • Gilligan, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2017. Pelochrista Lederer of the Contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.5: 1-376, order.
Pelochrista atascosana
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