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Ypsolophidae
36a0139 – 2351   Euceratia castella Walsingham, 1881

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Description/
Field Marks:
See Sohn & Powell, 2015: 132; figs. 6-8, 15, 18.
Genitalia: See Sohn & Powell, 2015: 132; figs. 6-8, 15, 18.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • castella Walsingham, 1881 (Euceratia) - MONA 1983: 2351
      Type locality: San Francisco and Mount Shasta, CA.
  • 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 11.14m; p. 108. Book Review and ordering
    • Sohn, J.-C. & J.A. Powell, 2015. Review of Euceratia Walsingham (Lepidoptera, Ypsolophidae) with description of a new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 69(2): 131-139.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walsingham, T. de G., 1881. On some North American Tineidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1881: 310.
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