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Choreutidae 47a0017 – 2636   Caloreas coloradella (Dyar, 1900)

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Distribution: Centarl Rockies: WY, CO, UT, AZ, NM. Lectotype: Durango, La Plata Co., CO. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Choreutis coloradella Dyar, 1900 Taxonomic Notes: Caloreas coloradella (Dyar, 1900) was unintentionally described is a key using the manuscript name by Kearfott.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Dyar, H.G., 1900. Notes on some North American Yponomeutidae. The Canadian Entomologist, 32: 85. Heppner, J.B., 2022. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 6. Genus Caloreas and new genus Neocaloreas (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 15(1-2): 47; Fig. 17, 20, 31-32, F5. M5. Kearfott, W.D., 1902. A revision of the North American species of the genus Choreutis. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 10: 123.

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