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Tineidae 300079 – 0359   Acrolophus laticapitana (Walsingham, 1884)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: laticapitana (Walsingham, 1884) (Pseudoconchylis) - MONA 1983: 359 ssp. a. laticapitana (Walsingham, 1884) (Pseudoconchylis)  unistrigana (Dyar, 1903) (Phalonia) ssp. b. clarkei Hasbrouck, 1964 (Acrolophus) ssp. c. heinrichi Hasbrouck, 1964 (Acrolophus) ssp. d. occidens Busck, 1910 (Acrolophus)  flavicomus Busck, 1912 (Acrolophus)  leopardus Busck, 1910 (Acrolophus) Taxonomic Notes: Acrolophus laticapitana (Walsingham, 1884) include as subspecies heinrichi Hasbrouck, 1964 and occidens Busck, 1910, Proc. US Nat. Mus. 114: 616.

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) (heinrichi) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Barcode of Life (BOLD) (laticapitana) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hasbrouck, F.F., 1964. Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114: 627; figs. 148. (heinrichi) Hasbrouck, F.F., 1964. Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114: 616; figs. 144-149. (laticapitana) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 2.37f, 2.45f, 2.46m; p. 51. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1884. X. North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1884: 133.

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