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Gracillariidae
33a0336 – 0769   Phyllonorycter mariaeella (Chambers, 1875)

© Charley Eiseman
Distribution: Canada: NS, ON, QC; USA: CT, IL, KY, MI, MO, NC, NY, TX, UT - Eiseman & Davis (2020).
Description/
Field Marks:
See Eiseman & Davis (2020), Zootaxa, 4751(2): 224.
Genitalia: See Eiseman & Davis (2020), Zootaxa, 4751(2): 224.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • mariaeella Chambers 1875 (Lithocolletis) - MONA 1983: 0769; Type locality: Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., MO
  • affinis Frey & Boll 1876 (Lithocolletis); Type locality: Dallas, TX
  • mariaella Maier & Davis 1989 (Phyllonorycter)
  • mariella Riley 1891 (Lithocolletis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Phyllonorycter mariaeella (Chambers, 1875) includes as a synonym, 0805 Phyllonorycter affinis (Frey & Boll, 1876), formerly in in the genus Cameraria, in Eiseman & Davis (2020), Zootaxa, 4751(2): 224.
    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: 313.
    • Eiseman, C.S. & D.R. Davis, 2020. Wrong side of the leaf: assigning some Lithocolletinae species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) to their proper genera. Zootaxa, 4751(2): 201-237.
    • Frey, H. & J. Boll, 1876. Einige Tineen aus Texas. Entomologische Zeitung, 37: 222.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Microleps.org
    Phyllonorycter mariaeella
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    Phyllonorycter mariaeella
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    Phyllonorycter mariaeella
    10mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Phyllonorycter mariaeella
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    Phyllonorycter mariaeella
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