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Heliozelidae
21a0098 – 0260   Coptodisca powellella Opler, 1971

© Peter Bryant
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Synonymy:
  • powellella Opler, 1971 (Coptodisca) - MONA 1983: 0260
      Type locality: Holotype: "California, Descanso Ranger Station, San Diego".
  • 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.
    • Opler, P.A., 1971. Seven new lepidopterous leaf-miners associated with Quercus agrifolia (Heliozelidae, Gracilariidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 25(3): 194-211.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 1.23m; p. 39. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Coptodisca powellella
    © Peter Bryant
    Coptodisca powellella
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