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Pelochrista similiana

621034.00 — 3116.1 — Pelochrista similiana (Clemens, 1860)

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Solidago spp.

Solidago

Identification

This species is much smaller than the similar P. oraria. Another similar species, P. dorsisignatana, is not known from Block Island.

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Gilligan, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
  • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 111.157. (out of print)
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • 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.
  • Wright, D.J., 2011. A new species of Eucosma Hübner (Tortricidae) related to E. dorsisignatana (Clemens) and E. similiana (Clemens). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 65(3): 175-180.

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Pelochrista similiana

    Abundance data late May to early October