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075100 – 2401 – Atteva aurea – Ailanthus Webworm Moth – (Fitch, 1856)

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Taxonomic Notes: Previously knowm as A. punctella and A. pustulella, recent research has shown that for the species found in North America the valid name is A. aurea. J.J. Wilson et al., 2010. ZooKeys 46: 41–60. Identity of the Ailanthus Webworm moth, a complex of two species: evidence from DNA barcoding, morphology and ecology.

References

Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at BOLD Barcoding Project. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, Moths of Western North America, Pl. 10.42m; p. 105. Book Review and ordering Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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