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Yponomeutidae 36a0127 – 2424   Zelleria arizonica Braun, 1940

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Distribution: Possibly throughout western US and Canada.Type locality: Flagstaff, AZ Description/ Field Marks: Wingspan: 16-17.5 mm. See Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., 66(4): 279. Genitalia: See Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., 66(4): 281; figs. 3, 3a, 4. Similar Species: Zelleria haimbachi Busck, 1915 is smaller, wingspan: 12 mm. Size may not be diagnostic. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: arizonica Braun, 1940 (Zelleria) - MONA 1983: 2424   Type locality: Flagstaff, AZ.

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. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ABZ7291 (arizonica and western haimbachi). - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Braun, A.F., 1940. Notes and New Species in the Yponomeutoid Group (Microlepidoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 66(4): 279. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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