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Psychidae 300015.6 – 0438.1   Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: helicoidella (Vallot, 1827) (Tinea) crenulella (Bruand, 1853) (Psyche) helicinella Millière, 1857 (Apterona) helicinella (Rambur, 1866) (Cochliotheca) helix (Siebold, 1851) (Psyche) paludella Dannehl, 1929 (Apterona) resedella (Vallot, 1843) (Tinea) Taxonomic Notes: Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico. This species includes as a synonym 0438 Apterona helix (Siebold, 1850), World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 10. p. 56.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Sobczyk, T., 2011. Psychidae (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 10. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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