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Gracillariidae
33a0274 – 0842   Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859)

© Tom Murray
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859) (Argyromiges) - MONA 1983: 0842
  • ornatella (Chambers, 1871) (Lithocolletis)
  • 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. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 34: 311.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Microleps.org
    Chrysaster ostensackenella
    © Tom Murray
    Chrysaster ostensackenella
    5mm – © Jim Vargo
    Chrysaster ostensackenella
    LG – © McGuire Center Coll.
    Chrysaster ostensackenella
    © Microleps.org

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