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Yponomeutidae
36a0127 – 2424   Zelleria arizonica Braun, 1940

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Distribution: Possibly throughout western US and Canada.Type locality: Flagstaff, AZ
Description/
Field Marks:
Wingspan: 16-17.5 mm. See Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., 66(4): 279.
Genitalia: See Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., 66(4): 281; figs. 3, 3a, 4.
Similar Species:
  • Zelleria haimbachi Busck, 1915 is smaller, wingspan: 12 mm. Size may not be diagnostic.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • arizonica Braun 1940 (Zelleria) - MONA 1983: 2424; Type locality: Flagstaff, AZ
  • 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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ABZ7291 (arizonica and western haimbachi). - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Braun, A.F., 1940. Notes and New Species in the Yponomeutoid Group (Microlepidoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 66(4): 279.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Zelleria arizonica
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    Zelleria arizonica
    - Paratype - LG(cc) CBG Photog. Grp. (USNM)

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