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Ypsolophidae
36a0159 – 2391   Ypsolopha ochrella (Chambers, 1880)

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ochrella (Chambers, 1880) (Pluteloptera) rev. stat. (Sohn 2015)
      Type locality: Texas.
      Note: Formerly treated as a synonym of ustella (Clerck, 1759); ustella is now regarded as extralimital to NA.
  • radiatella of authors; (not Donovan, 1794) (Tinea) misappl.
  • rubrella (Dyar, 1902) (Cerostoma) n. syn. (Sohn 2015) - MONA 1983: 2391
  • ustella of authors; (not Clerck, 1759) (Phalaena) misappl. - MONA 1983: 2398
  • elongata (Braun, 1925) (Cerostoma) n. syn. (Sohn 2023:52) - MONA 1983: 2379
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (rubrella) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Chambers, V.T., 1880. Descriptions of some new Tineina, with notes on a few old species. The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, 2(4): 181.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 11.8f; p. 107. Book Review and ordering
    • Sohn, J.-C., 2015. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Yponomeutoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Museum of Comparative Zoology with Revised Status of Pluteloptera ochrella. Breviora, 542: 1-19.
    • Sohn, J.-C., 2023. The subfamily Ypsolophinae of the world. National Institute of Biological Resources, 288 pages.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Ypsolopha ochrella
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    Ypsolopha ochrella
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