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Cosmopterigidae 59a0402 – 1516   Teladoma helianthi Busck, 1932

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: helianthi Busck, 1932 (Teladoma) - MONA 1983: 1516; TL: East St. Louis, Illinois.

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Busck, A., 1932. Description of a new Cosmopterygid leaf miner (Lepidoptera) on Helianthus. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 34: 17-20. Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 50; pl. 3.35-36. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 7.8f; p. 82. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Lectotype ♂

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