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Gracillariidae 33a0208 – 0640   Caloptilia strictella (Walker, 1864)

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Similar Species: Caloptilia populetorum Caloptilia suberinella Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: strictella (Walker, 1864) (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 0640   Type locality: "St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay" [Martin’s Falls, ON]. adaptella (Walker, 1864) (Gelechia) Taxonomic Notes: Caloptilia strictella (Walker, 1864) is a species whose true identity is questioned in Landry et al. (2013:18).

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. Landry, J.-F., V. Nazari, J.R. Dewaard, M. Mutanen, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, P. Huemer, P.D.N. Hebert, 2013. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology. Zootaxa, 3749(1): 1-93. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Walker, F., 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 29: 591.

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