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Pterophoridae
63a0015 – 6119   Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
             Lantana Plume Moth

© Carol Wolf
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • pusillidactylus Walker 1864 (Oxyptilus) - MONA 1983: 6119; Type locality: Jamaica
  • hemimetra Meyrick 1886 (Platyptilia)
  • lantana Busck 1914 (Platyptilia)
  • lantanadactyla Amsel 1951 (Platyptilia)
  • technidion Zeller 1877 (Platyptilia)
  • teleacma Meyrick 1932 (Platyptilia)
  • 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
    • Walker, F., 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 30: 933.
    Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
    © Ron Hemberger
    Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
    © Machele White
    Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
    © Larry Friesen
    Lantanophaga pusillidactylus
    © Perry Babin

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