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Tortricidae 51a0398 – 3706   Sparganothis xanthoides (Walker, 1863)              Mosaic Sparganothis

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: xanthoides (Walker, 1863) (Begunna) - MONA 1983: 3706 ssp. a. xanthoides (Walker, 1863) (Begunna)  breviornatana (Clemens, 1865) (Leptoris)  irrorea (Robinson, 1869) (Tortrix) ssp. b. inconditana (Walsingham, 1879) (Oenectra)

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) Eiseman, C.S., K.A. Austin, J.A. Blyth & T.S. Feldman, 2020. New records of leaf-mining Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in North America, with the description of a new species of Grapholita. Zootaxa, 4748(3): 514-530. (abstract and access (fee)) Powell, J. A. & J. W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p. 71; pl. B.32-37. order or free PDF Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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