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Gracillariidae 33a0186 – 0618   Caloptilia ostryaeella (Chambers, 1878)

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Description/ Field Marks: Two forms described by Braun (1912), a "summer form" and an "autumn form". The autumn form is apparently also found in spring. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ostryaeella (Chambers, 1878) (Gracilaria) - MONA 1983: 0618

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. Braun, A.F., 1912. Notes on Chambers' species of Tineina (Lepid.). Entomological News, 23(4): 167. Chambers, V.T., 1877. Tineina. The Canadian Entomologist, 9: 127. Chambers, V.T., 1878. Tineina and their food-plants. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4(4): 121. Ely, C.R., 1915. New species of the genus Gracilaria and note on two species already described (Lepidoptera, Gracilariidae). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 3(5-7): 61. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org

Summer form © Charley Eiseman

Autumn form - LG – © Kyle Johnson LG – © McGuire Center Coll. Summer form – © Microleps.org

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