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Pterophoridae 63a0074 – 6104   Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)              Spiderling Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) (Pterophorus) adelphodes (Meyrick, 1887) (Trichoptilus) centetes (Meyrick, 1886) (Trichoptilus) compsochares (Meyrick, 1886) (Trichoptilus) congrualis (Walker, 1864) (Pterophorus) defectalis (Walker, 1864) (Pterophorus) derelictus (Meyrick, 1926) (Trichoptilus) hawaiiensis (Butler, 1881) (Aciptilia) ochrodactylus (Fish, 1881) (Trichoptilus) oxydactylus (Walker, 1864) (Pterophorus) palaestinensis (Amsel, 1935) (Megalorrhipida [sic]) ralumensis (Pagenstecher, 1900) (Trichoptilus) subtilis (Rebel, 1907) (Trichoptilus) Taxonomic Notes: Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) includes as a synonym 6104 Megalorhipida defectalis (Walker, 1864).

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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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