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Depressariidae 59a0140 – 0926   Depressaria alienella Busck, 1904

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: alienella Busck, 1904 (Depressaria) - MONA 1983: 0926 corystopa Meyrick, 1927 (Depressaria) emeritella of authors; not Stainton, 1849 (Depressaria) misappl. nymphidia Meyrick, 1918 (Depressaria)

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) Busck, A., 1904. Tineid moths from British Columbia, with decriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 27: 765. Hodges, R. W., 1974. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.2, p. 66; pl. 4.24-27. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 5.10m; p. 67. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♀ (genitalia)

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