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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 (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA8888 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

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