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620721.00 – 2891 – Retinia virginiana – Wenzel's Pitch-blister Moth – (Busck, 1914)

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Taxonomic Notes: Retinia virginiana (Busck, 1914) includes as a synonym Retinia wenzeli (Kearfott, 1910), nomen nudum, not published as a new species with a valid description and therefore an invalid name, Agricultural Experiment Station. Memoir. 68: 439.

References

Forbes, W.T.M., 1923. The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States. Cornell University, Agricultural Experiment Station. Memoir, 68: 1-729. Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 87.99. (out of print) Species Page at BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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