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Pelochrista oraria

621002.00 — 3116.2 — Pelochrista oraria (Wright, 2011) — Coastal Pelochrista

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
life history unknown

life history unknown

Remarks

This coastal species is known from NC to NS.

Identification

This species is much larger than the similar P. similiana. 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.
  • 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 oraria

    Abundance data late May to early October