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Pterophoridae 63a0010 – 6114   Platyptilia washburnensis McDunnough, 1929              Mt. Washburn Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: washburnensis McDunnough, 1929 (Platyptilia) - MONA 1983: 6114; Holotype: Mt. Washburn, Yellowstone National Park, WY.

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) McDunnough, J.H., 1929. Some apparently new Microlepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 61(12): 266-271. (paid access)

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