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Blastobasidae
59a1756 – 1647   Calosima albapenella (Chambers, 1875)

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Distribution: Type locality (albapenella): Texas.
Holotype (citricolella): Florida.
Holotype (nana): Texas.
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Synonymy: Butalis albapenella Chambers, 1875
Blastobasis citricolella Chambers, 1880
Holcocera nana Dietz, 1910
Taxonomic Notes: Calosima albapenella (Chambers, 1875) includes as synonyms 1201 Calosima nana (Dietz, 1910) & 1157 Calosima citricolella (Chambers, 1880), Proc. Entom. Soc. Wash., 98(4): 716-717.
References
  • Adamski, D. & R. W. Hodges, 1996. An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(4): 708-740.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 7: 11.
  • Chambers, V.T., 1880. In: Comstock. Report of the Entomologist. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture (U.S.), 1879: 207.
  • Dietz, W.G., 1910. Revision of the Blastobasidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 36: 48; pl. 3, fig. 24 (nana).
  • Dietz, W.G., 1910. Revision of the Blastobasidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 36: 11; pl. 1, figs. 7, 7a (citricolella).
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - nana
Calosima albapenella
[T] - DNA - © David E. Reed
Calosima albapenella
[T] - DNA - © David E. Reed

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