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Blastobasidae 59a1803 – 1232   Pigritia laticapitella Clemens, 1860

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Description/ Field Marks: Warning: examination of genitalia is typically required for species level identification of specimens in all genera of this family. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: laticapitella Clemens, 1860 (Pigritia) - MONA 1983: 1232; TL: Easton, PA? - Adamski & Hodges (1996). ampla (Dietz, 1900) (Ploiophora) anfugella; Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) missp. angustipennella Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) argyreela; Adamski & Brown, 1989 (Pigritia) missp. argyreella (Dietz, 1900) (Pseudopigritia) aufugella (Zeller, 1873) (Blastobasis) basilarella Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) basilorella; Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) missp. confusella Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) dorsomaculella (Dietz, 1900) (Pseudopigritia) equitella (Dietz, 1900) (Pseudopigritia) erratella (Dietz, 1910) (Dryope) fraternella (Dietz, 1900) (Pseudopigritia) mediofasciella Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) obscurella Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) occidentella (Dietz, 1900) (Dryope) ochreela; Adamski & Brown, 1989 (Pigritia) missp. ochreella Clemens, 1863 (Pigritia) ornatella Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) purpurella Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) tristella Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia) Taxonomic Notes: Pigritia laticapitella Clemens, 1860 includes as synonyms 1226 ampla, 1228 angustipennella, 1230 basilarella, 1231 confusella, 1233 mediofasciella, 1234 obscurella, 1235 ornatella, 1236 purpurella, 1238 tristella, 1247 occidentella, 1248 ochreella, 1250 argyreella, 1251 dorsomaculella, 1252 equitella, 1253 fraternella and erratella Dietz, 1910 (former syn. of 1246 P. murtfeldtella) in Adamski & Hodges (1996).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

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): 728. Barcode of Life (BOLD) Clemens, B., 1860. Contributions to American lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 12: 173. Dietz, W.G., 1900. On Pigritia Clem. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 27: 106; pl. 6, fig. 3 (laticapitella); 104 (confusella); 105 (purpurella, basilarella); 107 (mediofasciella, ornatella); 108 (angustipennella, tristella); 110 (obscurella); 112 (dorsomaculella, equitella); 113 (fraternella, argyreella); 115 (occidentella); 119 (ampla, anfugella). Dietz, W.G., 1910. Revision of the Blastobasidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 36: 4 (erratella). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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