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Opostegidae 16a0101 – 0119.3   Pseudopostega acidata (Meyrick, 1915)

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Distribution: Southern Texas. Description/ Field Marks: See Davis & Stonis (2007), Smithson. Contr. Zool., 625: 110; figs. 203, 204, 358, 359. Genitalia: See Davis & Stonis (2007) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: acidata (Meyrick, 1915) (Opostega)   Type locality: Lectotype: Ecuador: Chimborazo: Huigra. Taxonomic Notes: Pseudopostega acidata (Meyrick, 1915) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, southern TX.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Davis, D.R. & J.R. Stonis, 2007. A revision of the New World plant-mining moths of the family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea) Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 625: 1-212.

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