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Pterophoridae
63a0054 – 6120   Lioptilodes albistriolatus (Zeller, 1877)
             Mousy Plume Moth

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Synonymy:
  • albistriolatus (Zeller, 1877) (Mimeseoptilus)
      Type locality: Bogota, Columbia.
  • insperata (Meyrick, 1921) (Stenoptilia)
  • partiseca (Meyrick, 1931) (Stenoptilia)
  • parvus (Walsingham, 1880) (Lioptilus)
  • trigonometra (Meyrick, 1931) (Stenoptilia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Lioptilodes albistriolatus (Zeller, 1877) includes as a synonym Lioptilodes parvus (Walsingham, 1880) in Gielis (2006).
    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.
    • 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
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Zeller, P.C., 1877. Exotische Microlepidoptera. Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae, 13: 469.
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