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Gracillariidae 33a0339 – 0771.1   Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, [1805])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mespilella (Hübner, [1805]) (Tinea) aureopallidella (Bruand, 1858) (Argyresthia) decimella (Stainton, 1851) (Elachista) pomifoliella (Zeller, 1839) (Lithocolletis) pyrivorella (Bankes, 1899) (Lithocolletis) torminella (Frey, 1856) (Lithocolletis) Taxonomic Notes: Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, 1805) is now confirmed within the North American fauna north of Mexico in Landry, J.-F. & D.L. Wagner (1995).

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. & D.L. Wagner, 1995. Taxonomic review of apple-feeding species of Phyllonorycter Hübner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) in North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 97(3): 619; figs. 22, 12, 30-37.

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