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Prodoxidae 21a0028 – 0210   Prodoxus barberella Busck, 1915

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: barberella Busck, 1915 (Prodoxus) - MONA 1983: 0210   Type locality: Ray, AZ. Taxonomic Notes: Prodoxus barberella Busck, 1915 was formerly placed in the genus Agavenema (Pellmyr, et al. 2005).

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. Busck, A., 1915. Descriptions of new North American microlepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 17(2): 93. Pellmyr, O., M. Balcázar-Lara, D.M. Althoff, K.A. Segraves, & J. Leebens-Mack, 2005. Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Systematic Entomology, 31(1): 1-20. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 1.41f; p. 43. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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