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Depressariidae 59a0250 – 1031   Menesta melanella Murtfeldt, 1890

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Menesta melanella Murtfeldt, 1890

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Duckworth, W.D., 1964. North American Stenomidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 116(3495): 51. 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 U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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