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Cosmopterigidae
59a0266 – 1560   Periploca orichalcella (Clemens, 1864)
Distribution Data for Periploca orichalcella
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Synonymy: Elachista orichalcella Clemens, 1864
Elachista concolorella Chambers, 1875
Periploca purpuriella Braun, 1919
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.
  • Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 103; pl. 5.1. order or free PDF
Periploca orichalcella
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Periploca orichalcella
LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
Periploca orichalcella
LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.

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