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Ypsolophidae 36a0147 – 2372   Ypsolopha cervella (Walsingham, 1881)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cervella (Walsingham, 1881) (Cerostoma) - MONA 1983: 2372   Type locality: near San Francisco, CA; Mendocino Co., CA. electropa (Meyrick, 1914) (Cerostoma) n. syn. (Sohn 2023:52). subsylvella (Walsingham, 1889) (Cerostoma)

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. Meyrick, E., 1914. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 1(8): 228. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 10.48m; p. 106. Book Review and ordering Sohn, J.-C., 2023. The subfamily Ypsolophinae of the world. National Institute of Biological Resources, 288 pages. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Walsingham, T. de G., 1881. On some North American Tineidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1881: 307.

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