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Tineidae
300109 – 0263.1   Nemapogon cloacella (Haworth, 1828)
             The Dark Mottled Wollen
Distribution Data for Nemapogon cloacella
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Synonymy:
  • cloacella Haworth 1828 (Tinea)
  • infimella Herrich-Schäffer 1851 (Nemapogon)
  • nevellus Zagulajev 1963 (Nemapogon)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Nemapogon cloacella (Haworth, 1828) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico. Introduced from Europe. (Landry et al. 2013)
    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.
    • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 4: 563.
    • Landry, J.-F., V. Nazari, J.R. Dewaard, M. Mutanen, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, P. Huemer, P.D.N. Hebert, 2013. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology. Zootaxa, 3749(1): 1-93.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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