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Batrachedridae
59a1663 – 1399   Batrachedra praeangusta (Haworth, 1828)
             The Poplar Slender

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Description/
Field Marks:
See Hodges, 1966: 594; figs. 1, 2, 37-39, 84, 106.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • praeangusta (Haworth, 1828) (Gracillaria) - MONA 1983: 1399
  • clemensella Chambers, 1877 (Batrachedra)
  • turdipennella (Kollar, 1832) (Ornix)
  • 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.
    • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 4: 530.
    • Hodges, R.W., 1966. Review of New World Species of Batrachedra, with Description of Three New Genera (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 92(4): 585-651.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 6.15m; p. 75. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Microleps.org
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