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Depressariidae 59a0237 – 1024   Antaeotricha albulella (Walker, 1864)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: albulella (Walker, 1864) (Cryptolechia) vestalis (Zeller, 1873) (Cryptolechia) Taxonomic Notes: Antaeotricha albulella (Walker, 1864) includes as a synonym [1024] Antaeotricha vestalis (Zeller, 1873), Becker (1981), Systematic Entomology 6: 137-141. This name and synonymy were overlooked in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) but later noted in Hayden & Dickel (2015).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Becker, V.O., 1981. Identities and provenance of the gelechioid moths originally described by Francis Walker from ‘unknown countries’. Systematic Entomology, 6: 137-141. Duckworth, W.D., 1964. North American Stenomidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 116(3495): 42 (vestalis Zeller, 1873, syn.) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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