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Gracillariidae
33a0413 – 0697   Cryptolectica strigosa (Braun, 1914)

© Greg Raterman
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Synonymy: Acrocercops strigosa Braun, 1914
Taxonomic Notes: Cryptolectica strigosa (Braun, 1914), 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.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • 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 Mass Moths
Cryptolectica strigosa
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Cryptolectica strigosa
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