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Argyresthiidae
36a0083 – 2457   Argyresthia goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758)
             Bronze Alder Moth

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Distribution: Eurasian species possibly found in Alaska and the Yukon.
Description/
Field Marks:
Head and thorax golden. See BOLD BIN AAA8888.
Similar Species:
  • Argyresthia calliphanes Meyrick, 1913, historically misidentified as goedartella, has a white head and thorax.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 2457
  • aurescentella Uffeln, 1930 (Argyresthia)
  • divisella Dufrane, 1960 (Argyresthia)
  • literella (Haworth, 1828) (Tinea)
  • semiargentella (Donovan, 1793) (Phalaena)
  • splendida Reutti, 1898 (Argyresthia)
  • uniformella Dufrane, 1960 (Argyresthia)
  • 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:AAA8888 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Gorneau, J. A., L.D. Jones, J. Monzón-Sierra, J.J. Dombroskie, 2023. Three new species of the genus Argyresthia Hübner, [1825] from Guatemala, with notes on host plant evolution and Nearctic taxa (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 51(201) 159–181.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Argyresthia goedartella
    © Matt Goff
    Argyresthia goedartella
    © Matt Goff

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