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Gelechiidae
59a1323.1 – 2038   Symmetrischema costaricanum Povolný, 1990

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Synonymy:
  • costaricanum Povolný, 1990 (Symmetrischema)
      Type locality: Costa Rica.
  • plaesiosema of authors; (not Turner, 1919) (Phthorimaea) misappl.
  • tangolias of authors; (not Gyen, 1913) (Trichotaphe) misappl.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Symmetrischema costaricanum Povolný, 1990 includes as synonyms S. tangolias of authors (not Gyen, 1913) and it's synonym S. plaesiosema of authors (not Turner, 1919). "True" tangolias Gyen, is extralimital north of Mexico. (JF Landry, pers. comm., 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.
    • Hayden, J.E., S. Lee, S.C. Passoa, J. Young, J.-F. Landry, V. Nazari, R. Mally, L.A. Somma, and K.M. Ahlmark, 2013. Digital Identification of Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae. USDA-APHIS-PPQ Identification Technology Program (ITP). Fort Collins, CO. - species page at idtools.org.
    • Povolný, 1990. Symmetrischema costaricanum sp. n., an obviously undescribed species from Central America (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae: Gnorimoschemini). Reichenbachia, 28: 59-63.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 10.8m; p. 100. Book Review and ordering
    • Powell, J.A. & D. Povolný, 2001. Gnorimoschemini moths of coastal dune and scrub habitats in California (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Holarctic Lepidoptera, 8 (Suppl. 1): 1-53.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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