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Tineidae 300046 – 0334   Amydria effrenatella Clemens, 1859

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Taxonomic: Notes Amydria effrenatella Clemens, 1859 corrects the original misspelling, see p. 328 in a later section of the same paper. Synonymy: effrenatella Clemens, 1859 (Amydria) emend. - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: not given [USA]. coloradella Dietz, 1905 (Amydria); TL: "Colorado (Denver, Durango, Co.) ; Arizona (St. Pita Mountains) ; California (Kaweah)." . effrentella; Clemens, 1859 (Amydria) orig. missp. - MONA 1983: [334]; TL: not given [USA]. Similar  : Species 300041 Amydria brevipennella Caution: the genus Amydria contains many undescribed species and dissection is required for identification. Mapping and placement of all images in this genus should be considered tentative. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

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. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB7500 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Busck, A., 1903. Notes on Brackenridge Clemens' types of Tineina. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 5: 186. Clemens, B., 1859. Contribution to American Lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 260, (effrentella), 328 (effrenatella - emend.) 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: 6. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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