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Nepticulidae 16a0061 – 0059   Glaucolepis saccharella (Braun, 1912)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: saccharella Braun 1912 (Nepticula) - MONA 1983: 0059 Taxonomic Notes: Glaucolepis saccharella: Formerly placed in the genus Trifurcula (Van Nieukerken et al. 2016).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Braun, A.F., 1912. Notes on North American species of Nepticula with description of new species (Lepidoptera). The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, 21: 97. Braun, A.F., 1917. Nepticulidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 43: 155. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) 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.

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