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Scythrididae 59a1729 – 1658   Neoscythris fissirostris (Meyrick, 1928)

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Description/ Field Marks: See Landry (1991). Genitalia: See Landry (1991). Similar Species: 59a1726.65n Landryia JFL156 Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: fissirostris (Meyrick, 1928) (Scythris) - MONA 1983: 1658; TL: Alpine and Forestburg, TX; Bent, NM. Taxonomic Notes: Neoscythris fissirostris (Meyrick, 1928), formerly in the genus Scythris, is the type of Neoscythris Landry (1991:153).

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) Landry, J.-F., 1991. Systematics of Nearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea): phylogeny and classification of supraspecific taxa, with a review of described species. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 123(S160): 3-341. (abstract and access (fee)) Meyrick, E., 1928. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3(13): 413. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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