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Cosmopterigidae 59a0327 – 1621   Nepotula secura Hodges, 1964

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Similar Species: Shirley Hills, Pensacola, FL. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: secura Hodges, 1964 (Nepotula) - MONA 1983: 1621

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) Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 126; pl. 4.63. order or free PDF Hodges, R.W., 1964. A review of the North American moths of the family Walshiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Proceedings of the United States National Museum., 115(3485): 296; figs. 17, 61. U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

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