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Cosmopterigidae 59a0266 – 1560   Periploca orichalcella (Clemens, 1864)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: orichalcella (Clemens, 1864) (Elachista) - MONA 1983: 1560 concolorella (Chambers, 1875) (Elachista) purpuriella Braun, 1919 (Periploca)

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

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