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Cosmopterigidae 59a0319 – 1613   Walshia particornella (Busck, 1909)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: particornella (Busck, 1909) (Perimede) - MONA 1983: 1613; TL: USA, Maryland, Montgomery Co., Plummers Island, Potomac River.

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., 1909. Notes on microlepidoptera, with descriptions of new North American species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 11(2): 96. Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 124; pl. 4.50. order or free PDF Species Page at iNaturalist U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype (genitalia) U.S. National Entomological Collection, holotype- Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

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