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Gelechiidae 59a1101 – 2151   Filatima isocrossa (Meyrick, 1927)

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Genitalia: See Clarke (1947). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: isocrossa (Meyrick, 1927) (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 2151; TL: Alpine, TX. virgea Clarke, 1947 (Filatima)

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) Clarke, J.F., 1947. Notes on, and new species of, American moths of the genus Filatima Busck (Gelechiidae: Lepidoptera). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 37(8): 272 (virgea) Clarke, J.F.G., 1953. Notes, new synonymy, and new assignments in American Gelechiidae. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 43: 319. (n. syn.) Meyrick, E., 1927. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3(11): 346.

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