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Heliodinidae
36a0031 – 2506   Aetole unipunctella (Walsingham, 1892)

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Description/
Field Marks:
See Hsu & Powell (2004)
Genitalia: See Hsu & Powell (2004)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • unipunctella Walsingham 1892 (Heliodines) - MONA 1983: 2506
  • metallicella Busck 1909 (Heliodines)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Aetole unipunctella (Walsingham, 1892) was formerly in the genus Heliodines, Univ. Calif. Publ. Entom., 124: 1-158.
    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.
    • Hsu, Y-F. & J.A. Powell, 2004. Phylogenetic Relationships within Heliodinidae and Systematics of Moths Formerly Assigned to Heliodines Stainton (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology, 124: 1-158.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Aetole unipunctella
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    Aetole unipunctella
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