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Yponomeutidae 36a0134 – 2419   Kessleria martinella (Walker, 1863)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: martinella (Walker, 1863) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 2419   Type locality: "St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay" [Martin’s Falls, ON]. afflictella (Walker, 1864) (Tinea) Taxonomic Notes: Kessleria martinella: Formerly placed in the genus Yponomeuta, World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 12.

References

Lewis, J.A. & J.-C. Sohn, 2015. Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae). World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 12. p. 1-253. Walker, F., 1863. Tortricites and Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 28: 472.

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