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Coleophoridae
59a1642.1 – 1336   Coleophora texanella Chambers, 1878

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Synonymy:
  • texanella Chambers, 1878 (Coleophora) - MONA 1983: 1336
  • coxi Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2007 (Coleophora)
  • portulacae Cockerell, 1898 (Coleophora) N. SYN.
  • vagans Walsingham, 1907 (Coleophora)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Coleophora texanella Chambers, 1878 includes as synonyms Coleophora vagans Walsingham, 1907 and Coleophora coxi Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2007 in Landry et al. (2013) and Coleophora portulacae Cockerell, 1898 in (Landry in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    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.
    • Landry, J.-F., V. Nazari, J.R. Dewaard, M. Mutanen, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, P. Huemer, P.D.N. Hebert, 2013. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology. Zootaxa, 3749(1): 1-93.
    • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Coleophora texanella
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    Coleophora texanella
    LG – © J-F Landry (CNC)

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