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Tineidae
300221.5 – 0323   Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)
             The Many Spotted Yellow
Distribution Data for Tenaga nigripunctella
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Synonymy:
  • nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]
  • linobola (Meyrick, 1893) (Macraeola)
  • moeniella (Rössler, 1877) (Tinea)
  • pomiliella Clemens, 1862 (Tenaga) - MONA 1983: [323]
  • sesquitertia (Meyrick, 1909) (Tinea)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828) includes as a synonym [0323] Tenaga pomiliella Clemens, 1862 in Robinson & Nielsen (1993).
    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)
    • Clemens, B., 1862. New American Micro-Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 1(5): 136.
    • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 4: 564.
    • Robinson, G.S. & E.S. Nielsen, 1993. Tineid Genera of Australia (Lepidoptera). website
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
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