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Ypsolophidae
36a0162 – 2393   Ypsolopha schwarziella (Busck, 1903)

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Similar Species:
  • Ypsolopha barberella
  • Ypsolopha flavistrigella
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • schwarziella (Busck, 1903) (Cerostoma) - MONA 1983: 2393
      Type locality: Williams, AZ.
  • buscki Heppner, 1982 (Ypsolopha) n. syn. (Sohn 2023:52)
      Type locality: Williams, AZ.
      Note: Replacement name for manella (Busck, 1903), a junior homonym of Ypsolophus [sic] manella Moschler, 1890, Proc. Entom. Soc. Wash., 84: 602.
  • manella (Busck, 1903) (Cerastoma [sic]) preocc. - MONA 1983: 2387
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (buscki) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (schwarziella) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Busck, A., 1903. Notes on the Cerostoma Group of Yponomeutidę, with Descriptions of New North American Species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 11: 51.
    • Heppner, J.B., 1982. Change of name of a North American Ypsolopha (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 84: 602.
    • Sohn, J.-C., 2023. The subfamily Ypsolophinae of the world. National Institute of Biological Resources, 288 pages.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Ypsolopha schwarziella
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