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Depressariidae 420237.00 – 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: • Cryptolechia albulella Walker, 1864 • Cryptolechia vestalis Zeller, 1873 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 1983 Hodges Checklist but later noted in Hayden & Dickel (2015).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. 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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