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Pterophoridae 63a0086 – 6185   Hellinsia albilobata (McDunnough, 1939)              White-lobed Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: albilobata (McDunnough, 1939) (Oidaematophorus) - MONA 1983: 6185 wrangeliensis (Zagulajev, 1985) (Leioptilus) N. SYN.   Type locality: Vrangel Island, Gusinaya, U.S.S.R. Taxonomic Notes: Hellinsia albilobata (McDunnough, 1939) includes as a synonym Leioptilus wrangeliensis Zagulajev, 1985 (Matthews in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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. McDunnough, J.H., 1939. Pterophorid Descriptions and Notes (Lepid.). The Canadian Entomologist, 71(5): 109-112. Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Zagulajev, 1985. New species of moths (Lepidoptera; Psychidae, Thyrididae, Pterophoridae) from the USSR. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 64(4): 773-788.

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