Alucitidae
61a0001 –
2313 Alucita montana
Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
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| Distribution: |
Southwestern QC and VT, west to BC, and south to AZ, CA and TX - Landry & Landry (2004). |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
montana Barnes & Lindsey, 1921 (Alucita)hexadactyla of authors; (not Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) misappl.huebneri of authors; not Wallengren, 1859 (Alucita) misappl. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Alucita montana Barnes & Lindsey, 1921, formerly listed as Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) with "montana Cockerell, 1889, nom. nud." as a synonym, is treated as a full species in Landry & Landry (2004), Can. Ent., 136: 555. ("Montana" was originally a manuscript name in Cockerell (1889) and formally published in Barnes & Lindsey (1921).) |
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| 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.
- Barnes, W. & A.W. Lindsey, 1921. The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America, 4(4): 449.
- Cockerell, TDA, 1889. Alucita hexadactyla, L., in Colorado. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 25: 213-214.
- Landry, B. & J.-F. Landry, 2004. The genus Alucita in North America, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 136(4): 553-579.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.5f; p. 117 Book Review and ordering
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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