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Gracillariidae
33a0297 – 0736   Phyllonorycter apparella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
             Aspen Leaf Blotch Miner

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Synonymy:
  • apparella Herrich-Schäffer 1855 (Lithocolletis)
  • atomariella Zeller 1876 (Lithocolletis)
  • ontario Freeman 1970 (Lithocolletis)
  • salicifoliella of authors not Chambers 1875 (Lithocolletis)
  • tremuloidiella Braun 1908 (Lithocolletis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Phyllonorycter apparella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) includes are synonyms P. atomariella (Zeller, 1876) [0736], P. ontario (Freeman) [0779] and P. tremuloidiella (Braun) [0798] in Davis & Deschka (2001).
    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., 1908. New species of Lithocolletis. Entomological News, 19: 102 (tremuloidiella).
    • Braun, A.F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 34: 317 (tremuloidiella).
    • Davis, D. R. & G. Deschka, 2001. Biology and systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter leafminers on Salicaceae, with a synoptic catalog of the Palearctic species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 614: 11; figs. 1-6, 18,27,42-84, 233-235,335-337, 341, 342, 359-361,423,424; MAP.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Microleps.org
    • Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
    Phyllonorycter apparella
    © Tom Murray
    Phyllonorycter apparella
    © Tom Murray
    Phyllonorycter apparella
    © Tom Murray
    Phyllonorycter apparella
    9mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Phyllonorycter apparella
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    Phyllonorycter apparella
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