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Hepialidae 110013 – 0033   Phymatopus behrensii (Stretch, 1872)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: behrensii (Stretch, 1872) (Sthenopis) emend. - MONA 1983: 0033 anceps (Edwards, 1881) (Hepialus) behrensi (McDunnough, 1938) (Hepialus) emend. behrnsii; (Stretch, 1872) (Sthenopis) orig. missp. desolatus (Strecker, 1875) (Hepialus) montana (Stretch, 1872) (Sthenopis) tacomae (Edwards, 1874) (Epialus) Taxonomic Notes: Phymatopus behrensii (Stretch, 1872) corrects the original spelling of behrnsii, see Stretch, 1872:240, and misspelling of behrensi in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). This species includes as a synonym montana (Stretch, 1872) in Nielsen et al. (2000).

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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 13.2m, 13.3m; p. 37. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Stretch, R.H., 1872. Illustrations of the Zygænidæ & Bombycidæ of North America, 1: 105, 240 (errata).

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