Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Epiblema tandana (Kearfott, 1907)
Eucosma tandana Kearfott, 1907
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Eucosma trapezitis Meyrick, 1912
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Phylogenetic sequence #621100
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet is part of a series of Kearfott names originating from various alphabetical rhyming schemes with no meaning, often derided by subsequent authors as "nonsense names." See Brown (2001) for a humorous take on this "barbarous" practice.
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(2)Size
Kearfott (1907) reported the wingspan 20-22 mm.
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(4)Range
Northeastern North America.
Lectotype ♂ from New Brighton, Pennsylvania (
Merrick, July 18th) in AMNH (American Museum of Natural History, New York).
Season
The main flight period appears to be June to August.
(5)Print References
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008.
Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States. Ohio Biological Survey. p. 127.195.
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Heinrich, C. 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae.
United States National Museum Bulletin 123.
154.
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Kearfott, W.D. 1907. New North American Tortricidae.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 33. p.
23.
(4)Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman on 19 January, 2014 - 12:24pm
Additional contributions by
Randy HardyLast updated 15 December, 2017 - 4:34pm