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Plutellidae 36a0179 – 2363   Plutella porrectella (Linnaeus, 1758)              Dame's Violet Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: porrectella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) REV. COMB. - MONA 1983: 2363 hesperidella (Hübner, 1796) (Tinea) vigilaciella Clemens, 1860 (Plutella) Taxonomic Notes: Plutella porrectella (Linnaeus, 1758), rev. comb. (Sohn in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023), was formerly placed in the genus Pseudoplutella Baraniak, 2007, n. syn. of Plutella (Sohn in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

References

Baraniak, E., 2007. Taxonomic revision of the genus Plutella Schrank, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) from the Palaearctic region with notes on its phylogeny. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne, 76 Supplement:1-122 Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 11.17m; p. 107. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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