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Tischeriidae 23a0016 – 0163.1   Astrotischeria melantheranella (Heppner, 2010)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: melantheranella (Heppner, 2010) (Tischeria) N. COMB. Taxonomic Notes: Astrotischeria melantheranella (Heppner, 2010), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Tischeria (van Nieukerken & Eiseman in Pohl & Nanz (eds.), 2023).

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. Heppner, J.B., 2010. Florida Lepidoptera notes, 10. A new Tischeria from Florida (Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae). Lepidoptera Novae, 3(4): 242-244. Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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