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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Yponomeutidae 360129 – 2427 – Zelleria haimbachi Busck, 1915 – Pine Needle Sheathminer

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB0436 (eastern haimbachi). - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ABZ7291 (arizonica and western haimbachi). - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Busck, A., 1915. Descriptions of new North American microlepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 17(2): 91. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 10.44m, 10.45m; p. 105. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Microleps.org Species Page at iNaturalist

Eric LaGasa, WSDA - Identification is uncertain. Zelleria arizonica may be a possibility.

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