Opostegidae
16a0102 –
0121 Pseudopostega albogaleriella
(Clemens, 1862)
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| Distribution: |
Canada: NS to ON; Eastern USA: ME south to FL and southeastern TX; Western USA: AZ and CA (San Diego Co. north to Placer Co.) - Davis & Stonis (2007). |
Description/
Field Marks: |
See Davis & Stonis (2007), Smithson. Contr. Zool., 625: 70; figs. 12-14, 22, 27-29, 33, 37, 43,47,109-126,156-159. |
| Genitalia: |
See Davis & Stonis (2007) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
albogaleriella (Clemens, 1862) (Opostega) - MONA 1983: 0121
Type locality: Holotype: [USA: PA:: ?Easton], "collected on the table under my gas light".albogalleriella (Forbes, 1923) (Opostega) missp.bistrigulella (Braun, 1918) (Opostega)napaeella (Clemens, 1872) (Opostega)nonstrigella (Chambers, 1881) (Opostega) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Pseudopostega albogaleriella (Clemens, 1862) includes as a synonym Pseudopostega bistrigulella (Braun, 1918) in Davis & Stonis (2007), |
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| 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.
- Clemens, B., 1862. New American Micro-Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 1(5): 131.
- 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.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 1.15m, .16m, .17m; p. 38. Book Review and ordering
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
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