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Tortricidae 51a0529 – 2765   Apotomis deceptana (Kearfott, 1905)              Deceptive Apotomis

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Distribution: Cananada: QC west to BC; USA: ME, WI, MN - Adamski & Peters (1986). Genitalia: See Heinrich (1926), Adamski & Peters (1986). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: deceptana (Kearfott, 1905) (Olethreutes)   Type locality: Aweme, MB. salicaceana (Freeman, 1957) (Aphania)

References

Adamski, D. & T.M. Peters, 1986. Review of Nearctic Apotomis Hubner (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olerthreutini). The Canadian Entomologist, 118(7): 649-689. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 54.27. (PDF) Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 120; figs. 268, 373. Kearfott, W.D., 1905. Assiniboia Micro-Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T. N. Willing. The Canadian Entomologist, 37: 41. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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