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Blastobasidae 59a1755 – 1206.1   Holcocera villella (Busck, [1901] 1900)

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Distribution: Type locality: Maryland. Similar Species: Holcocera immaculella McDunnough, 1930 Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Triclonella villella Busck, [1901] 1900 • Holcocera augusti Heinrich, 1920 • Holcocera vilella Dietz, 1910 Taxonomic Notes: Holcocera villella (Busck, [1901] 1900), n. comb., a species overlooked in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), includes as synonyms augusti (Heinrich, 1920) and vilella (Dietz, 1910) (missp.) - Adamski & Hodges (1996).

References

Adamski, D. & R. W. Hodges, 1996. An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(4): 716. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Busck, A., 1900. New American Tineina. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 238. Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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