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19 January 2015 A New Species of Amorbia from the Mountains of Northwestern Mexico (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
John W. Brown
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Abstract

Amorbia erinae, new species, is described and illustrated from the states of Durango and Chihuahua, Mexico. Superficially, the new species is highly divergent from its congeners, with a forewing pattern that features longitudinal bands of pale orange and cream, typical of tortricids that either feed on pine or occur in pine-dominated montane habitats, e.g., Eupinivora ponderosae Brown (Euliini: Cochylina), Argyrotaenia coconinana Brown & Cramer (Archipini), and Sparganothis bistriata Kearfott (Sparganothini). However, the absence of ocelli and features of the male and female genitalia convincingly place the new species in Amorbia.

John W. Brown "A New Species of Amorbia from the Mountains of Northwestern Mexico (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)," Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 116(4), 373-377, (19 January 2015). https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.116.4.373
Published: 19 January 2015
KEYWORDS
Chihuahua
Durango
forewing pattern
genitalia
morphology
Sierra Madre Occidental
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