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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Pterophoridae 63a0033 – 6130   Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus (Walsingham, 1880)              White-fringed Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: albiciliatus (Walsingham, 1880) (Platyptilus) - MONA 1983: 6130 canadensis (McDunnough, 1927) (Platyptilia) orthocarpi (Walsingham, 1880) (Platyptilus) rubricans (Lange, 1950) (Platyptilia)

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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.28m; p. 120. Book Review and ordering Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, p. 17.

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