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).
Holotype: [USA: PA:: ?Easton], "collected on the table under my gas light". |
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: |
• Opostega albogaleriella Clemens, 1862
• Opostega albogalleriella Forbes, 1923
• Opostega bistrigulella Braun, 1918
• Opostega napaeella Clemens, 1872
• Opostega nonstrigella Chambers, 1881 |
| 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: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- 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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