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Depressariidae 59a0253.5 – 1066.1   Scythropiodes issikii (Takahashi, 1930)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: issikii (Takahashi, 1930) (Depressaria) plocamoca (Meyrick, 1935) (Odites) Taxonomic Notes: Scythropiodes issikii (Takahashi, 1930) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico. Several submissions at BugGuide from VA and GA going back to 2009 led to a determination by Terry Harrison based on genitalia of a 2014 specimen contributed by Marcia Morris.

References

Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Wang, Q-Y. & H-H. Li, 2016. Review of the genus Scythropiodes Matsumura, 1931 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Oditinae) from China, with a checklist of the world. Zootaxa, 4132(3): 301-329. (abstract and access (fee))

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