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Gelechiidae 59a1165 – 2213   Sophronia primella Busck, 1907

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Distribution: Illinois west to Alberta and south to Alabama, Texas and Arizona. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: primella Busck, 1907 (Sophronia) - MONA 1983: 2213   Type locality: Holotype: Dallas, TX.

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., 1907. New American Tineina. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 8(3-4): 89. Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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