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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Nepticulidae 160080 – 0058 – Zimmermannia mesoloba (Davis, 1978)

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Zimmermannia mesoloba (Davis, 1978), n. comb., was previously in the genus Ectoedemia and includes as a synonym Ectoedemia coruscella Wilkinson, 1981 (Van Nieukerken et al. 2016).

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Davis, D.R., 1978. New Leaf-Mining Moths of the Family Nepticulidae from Florida. The Florida Entomologist, 61(4): 209; figs. 1, 15-17. (read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Van Nieukerken, E.J., C. Doorenweerd, R.J.B. Hoare, D.R. Davis, 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea). ZooKeys, 628: 65-246. Wilkinson, C., P.J. Newton, 1981. A supplement to the genus Ectoedemia Busck (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera) in North America, dealing with some difficult species and also some new ones. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 124: 99; fig. 2.

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