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Pterophoridae 460054.00 – 6120 – Lioptilodes albistriolatus (Zeller, 1877) – Mousy Plume Moth

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Distribution: Type locality: Bogota, Columbia. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Mimeseoptilus albistriolatus Zeller, 1880 • Stenoptilia insperata Meyrick, 1921 • Stenoptilia partiseca Meyrick, 1931 • Lioptilus parvus Walsingham, 1880 • Stenoptilia trigonometra Meyrick, 1931 Taxonomic Notes: Lioptilodes albistriolatus (Zeller, 1877) includes as a synonym 6120 Lioptilodes parvus (Walsingham, 1880), Zoologische Mededelingen, 80-2 (1): 1-290.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Gielis, C., 2006. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 80-2 (1): 1-290. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.27f; p. 119. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Zeller, P.C., 1877. Exotische Microlepidoptera. Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae, 13: 469.

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