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Nepticulidae 16a0051.2 – 0064   Stigmella oxyacanthella (Stainton, 1854)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: oxyacanthella (Stainton, 1854) (Nepticula) aeneella of authors; (not Heinemann, 1862) (Nepticula) misid. cotoneastri (Sorhagen, 1922) (Nepticula) oxyacanthaecolella (Doubleday, 1859) (Nepticula) pomivorella (Packard, 1870) (Micropteryx) Taxonomic Notes: Stigmella oxyacanthella (Stainton, 1854) includes as a synonym Stigmella pomivorella (Packard, 1870), apparently introduced from Europe in the 19th century (Van Nieukerken et al. 2016).

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. Species Page at Mass Moths Van Nieukerken, E.J., C. Doorenweerd, R.J.B. Hoare, D.R. Davis, 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea). ZooKeys, 628: 65-246.

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