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Pterophoridae
63a0108.1 – 6231   Hellinsia catalinae (Grinnell, 1908)
             Santa Catalina Island Plume
Distribution Data for Hellinsia catalinae
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Synonymy: Pterophorus catalinae Grinnell, 1908
Taxonomic Notes: Hellinsia catalinae (Grinnell, 1908), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Oidaematophorus (Matthews in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
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., 2003. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 4: 1-198.
  • Matthews, D.L., 2016. Pterophoridae of North America - "Plume Moths". Online self-published. website
  • 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).
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