Other Common Names
Laguna Atascosa Tortricid
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelochrista atascosana (Blanchard, A., 1980) Gilligan & Wright, 2013
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Eucosma atascosana Blanchard, A., 1980
Explanation of Names
The specific epithet,
atascosana, is a reference to
Laguna Atascosa NWR, the species' Type Locality (Blanchard 1979)
Size
Length of forewing:
Males 11.5-13.0, average 12.5 mm;
females 11.0-14.0, average 12.0 mm.
Range
Coastal south Texas:
Welder Wildlife Refuge, near Sinton, San Patricio Co., Texas,
Voshell Wildlife Management Area, near Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas,
Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge, near Rio Hondo, Cameron Co., Texas. (Blanchard 1979)
Boca Chica NWR, near Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas. (C. Bordelon & E. Knudson)
Remarks
Holotype: Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Cameron Co., Texas, 22.XI.73, deposited in the National Museum of Natural History (No. 75821); collected by A. & M. E. Blanchard (Blanchard 1979)
See Also
Blanchard (1979) writes, "This insect is close to Eucosma sandiego Kearfott, as shown by their male genitalia and maculation. Dr. J. F. Gates Clarke who compared some of my specimens to the sandiego specimens in the National Museum commented: "Generally the spots of your species are larger and more rounded than in sandiego and the three subterminal spots of your species are larger and more distinct than those in sandiego. The neck of the harpe of your species is narrower than that of sandiego.""
Print References
Blanchard, A. 1979. Five new species of the tribe Eucosmini (Tortricidae).
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 33(4):
212.