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Tortricidae 51a0946.11n – 3089.11   Pelochrista sanjuanensis Wright, 2025

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Distribution: USA: UT. Similar Species: 51a0946.1 Pelochrista totana 51a1026.11n Pelochrista gibsoni 51a1026.1 Pelochrista heinrichi Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: sanjuanensis Wright, 2025 (Pelochrista) - MONA 1983: 3089; TL: "Utah, San Juan County, 14 mi SE of Moab, Geyser Pass and Pack Creek Roads, 5727 ft." Taxonomic Notes: Pelochrista sanjuanensis Wright, 2025, n. sp.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Wright, D.J., 2025. Two new nearctic Pelochrista Lederer (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) and an update on Pelochrista heinrichi (Mcdunnough). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(1): 51Figs. 10-12; 15a-c. (abstract and access (fee))

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