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Oecophoridae 420063.50 – 1069.5 – Tachystola hemisema (Meyrick, 1885)

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Distribution: California Type locality: Australia Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Ocystola hemisema Meyrick, 1885 Taxonomic Notes: Tachystola hemisema (Meyrick 1885), introduced to southern California from Australia and tentatively added to the list, is confirmed by genitalia and DNA barcode, J-F Landry (pers. comm., 10/27/2021)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Meyrick, E., 1885. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 9: 1063. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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