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Nepticulidae
16a0080 – 0058   Zimmermannia mesoloba (Davis, 1978)

- gen. - DNA - LG - © Tom Murray
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Synonymy:
  • mesoloba (Davis, 1978) (Ectoedemia) - MONA 1983: 0058 TL: Pensacola, Escambia Co. FL.
  • coruscella (Wilkinson, 1981) (Ectoedemia) TL: Putnam Co., IL.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Zimmermannia mesoloba (Davis, 1978), n. comb., was previously in the genus Ectoedemia and includes as a synonym Ectoedemia coruscella Wilkinson, 1981 (Van Nieukerken et al. 2016).
    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.
    • Davis, D.R., 1978. New Leaf-Mining Moths of the Family Nepticulidae from Florida. The Florida Entomologist, 61(4): 209; figs. 1, 15-17. (read online)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Van Nieukerken, E.J., C. Doorenweerd, R.J.B. Hoare, D.R. Davis, 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea). ZooKeys, 628: 65-246.
    • Wilkinson, C., P.J. Newton, 1981. A supplement to the genus Ectoedemia Busck (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera) in North America, dealing with some difficult species and also some new ones. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 124: 99; fig. 2.
    Zimmermannia mesoloba
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    Zimmermannia mesoloba
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