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Gracillariidae 33a0164 – 0597   Caloptilia burgessiella (Zeller, 1873)

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Similar Species: Caloptilia vacciniella (Ely, 1915) has base of forewing costa yellow. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: burgessiella (Zeller, 1873) (Gracilaria) - MONA 1983: 0597

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. Ely, C.R., 1915. New species of the genus Gracilaria and note on two species already described (Lepidoptera, Gracilariidae). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 3(5-7): 51. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Zeller, P.C., 1873. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 23: 201-334.

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