Gracillariidae
33a0406 –
0695.1 "Acrocercops" albomarginatum
(Walsingham, 1897)
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| Distribution: |
USA: possibly AR, OK, TX. (USNM, BOLD); possibly FL (see notes). |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae) |
| Similar Species: |
- [Ornixolinae - No Genus] quinquistrigella (Chambers, 1875)
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
albomarginatum (Walsingham, 1897) (Coriscium) mispl.; TL: "West Indies [Virgin Islands] - St. Thomas." |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
"Acrocercops" albomarginatum (Walsingham, 1897), prov. pl. (misplaced), is recognized within the North American fauna from Arkansas (Eiseman & Davis in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) based on USNM specimens from AR identified by Don Davis. Davis also identified USNM specimens from OK with DNA barcodes which place them in BIN group BOLD:ABX0021. However, there is evidence that all these specimen might have been misidentified and possibly refer to quinquistrigella (Chambers, 1875) (type locality: TX). Similar specimens from FL seem to match the holotype and original description of albomarginatum slightly better, and DNA barcode places them in BOLD:ACG1702, a BIN that is well separated from BOLD:ABX0021. See Eiseman (2025) (BugTracks Blog) for more details. Pending further study, specimens from FL are tentatively treated here as albomarginatum. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD)
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ABX0021 (TX, OK; possibly quinquistrigella).
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACG1702 (FL; possibly albomarginatum or quinquistrigella).
- Eiseman, C., 2025. A Sorry State of Affairs. BugTracks Blog (accessed 19Feb2025). (read online)
- 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
- Species Page at Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) (holotype of albomarginatum, spread and genitalia).
- Walsingham, T. de G., 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1897(1): 154.
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 - holotype - LG – © Jurate De Prins (BMNH)
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