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Blastobasidae
59a1804 – 1246   Pigritia murtfeldtella (Chambers, 1874)

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Synonymy:
  • murtfeldtella (Chambers, 1874) (Dryope) - MONA 1983: 1246
      Type locality: Lectotype: Kentucky.
  • canariella (Dietz, 1900) (Dryope)
  • discopunctella (Dietz, 1900) (Dryope)
  • fenyesella (Dietz, 1900) (Dryope)
  • fuscosuffusella (Dietz, 1900) (Dryope)
  • grisella (Dietz, 1900) (Dryope)
  • luteopulvella (Chambers, 1875) (Dryope)
  • minnicella (Dietz, 1900) (Dryope)
  • minnieella (Dietz, 1900) (Dryope) missp.
  • pallidotinctella (Dietz, 1900) (Epigritia)
  • spoliatella Dietz, 1900 (Pigritia)
  • tenebrella (Dietz, 1900) (Dryope)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pigritia murtfeldtella (Chambers, 1874) includes as synonyms [1240] canariella Dietz, [1241] discopunctella Dietz, [1242] fenyesella Dietz, [1243] fuscosuffusella Dietz, [1244] grisella Dietz, luteopulvella Chambers (former syn. of 1232 laticapitella), [1245] minnicella Dietz, minnieella Dietz (missp.), pallidotinctella Dietz (former syn. of 1239 ochrocomella), spoliatella Dietz (former syn. of 1198 messelinella), and [1249] tenebrella Dietz in 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): 733.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Pigritia murtfeldtella
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