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Gracillariidae 33a0411 – 0688   Cryptolectica affinis (Braun, 1918)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: affinis Braun 1918 (Acrocercops) - MONA 1983: 0688; Type locality: Yosemite National Park, CA; San Bernardino Mts., CA Taxonomic Notes: Cryptolectica affinis (Braun, 1918), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Acrocercops (Eiseman & Davis 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. Braun, A.F., 1918. New Species of Microlepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 50: 233. 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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