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Apotomops wellingtoniana

Synonyms: Apotomops wellingtonana; Olethreutes wellingtoniana

Wikipedia Abstract

Apotomops wellingtoniana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south through the Rocky Mountains to the Mexican states of Durango, Nuevo Leon, Distrito Federal and Veracruz. In eastern North America, it ranges south to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. The habitat consists of coniferous forests. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with gray shading on the basal half and with a dark gray band. The hindwings are light grayish brown. The larvae feed on Abies, Tsuga and Picea species. They are solitary defoliators.
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Prey / Diet

Abies amabilis (Pacific silver fir)[1]
Tsuga heterophylla (Pacific hemlock)[1]
Tsuga mertensiana (Mountain hemlock)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0