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Gelechiidae 59a1086 – 2136   Filatima biminimaculella (Chambers, 1880)

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Similar Species: 59a1121 Filatima pseudacaciella: is less dark, has white dusting in the apical part of the wing, and lacks an ochreous spot on each side of the apex of the thorax (Chambers, 1880). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: biminimaculella (Chambers, 1880) (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 2136; TL: Texas.

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) Chambers, V.T., 1880. Descriptions of some new Tineina, with notes on a few old species. The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, 2(4): 183. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Syntype (genitalia)

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