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LepIntercept was authored by Dr. Todd M. Gilligan and Dr. Steven C. Passoa. Todd is a Research Scientist in the Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Department at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. Steven is the National Lepidoptera Specialist for USDA-APHIS-PPQ and is located at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. Unless otherwise noted, all web pages (including design and graphics), photographs, illustrations, keys, and other documents for LepIntercept were produced by the authors. If you have any questions regarding LepIntercept, please contact Todd Gilligan [click here] for information on Tortricidae, web page content, images, or any general questions about this site. Please contact Steven Passoa [click here] for taxonomic questions on other groups, literature citations, and information on APHIS policies (identification authority, etc.).
Gilligan, T. M. & S. C. Passoa. 2014. LepIntercept, An identification resource for intercepted Lepidoptera larvaelarva:
the stages between the egg and pupa of those insects having complete metamorphosis
. Identification Technology Program (ITP), USDA-APHIS-PPQ-S&T, Fort Collins, CO. [accessed at https://idtools.org/lepintercept/ ].
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