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Meessiidae 300001 – 0277   Eudarcia eunitariaeella (Chambers, 1873)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: eunitariaeella (Chambers, 1873) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 277 eunitaraeella; (Chambers, 1873) (Tinea) mispl.; TL: (no type). caemetariella; Pohl, 2023 (Eudarcia) missp.; TL: (no type). Note: misspelling of caemitariella Dietz, 1905 (Eudarcia). coemeteriella; Pohl, 2023 (Eudarcia) missp.; TL: (no type). Note: misspelling of coemeteriiella Chambers ,1873 (Tinea). coemeteriiella; (Chambers, 1873) (Tinea) emend.; TL: (no type). imitatorella (Chambers, 1876) (Tinea) Note: n. syn. (Davis in Hodges et al. 1983). Taxonomic Notes: Eudarcia eunitariaeella (Chambers, 1873) was originally described on p. 85 of The Canadian Entomologist, vol. 5. Subsequently on p. 110 of the same work, Chambers added a correction note. “For T. eunitaraeella [note: misspelling (lapsus calami) of eunitariaeella], ante p. 85, read T. coemeteriiella.” Davis (in Hodges et al. 1983) (Checklist) included as synonyms of eunitariaeella, the names "eunitaraeella Cham., 1873, missp.” and "coemeteriiella Cham., 1873, emend.” Pohl (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) (Checklist) omitted these synonyms but did erroneously include “coemeteriella”.

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Chambers, V.T., 1873. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 5: 85 (eunitariaeella), 110 (eunitaraeella, coemeteriiella). Chambers, V.T., 1876. Tineina. The Canadian Entomologist, 8: 105 (imitatorella, coemitariella, eunitariella). Dietz, W.G., 1905. Revision of the genera and species of the Tineid subfamilies Amydriinae and Tineinae inhabiting north America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 31: 75. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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