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Gelechiidae
59a0705 – 1786   "Recurvaria" vestigata Meyrick, 1929
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Distribution: Type locality: Toronto, ON.
Description/
Field Marks:
See Meyrick (1929) and illustrations in Clarke (1969).
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Synonymy: Recurvaria vestigata Meyrick, 1929
Taxonomic Notes: "Recurvaria" vestigata Meyrick, 1929, provisional generic placement, is listed as misplaced in Lee et al. (2009).
References
  • Clarke, J.F.G., 1969. Catalogue of the type specimens of microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick, 7: 344; pl. 172, fig. 2-2a. (lectotype & genitalia)
  • Lee, S., R.W. Hodges, & R.L. Brown, 2009. Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39.
  • Meyrick, E., 1929. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3(16): 485.
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