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Yponomeutidae
36a0134 – 2419   Kessleria martinella (Walker, 1863)
Distribution Data for Kessleria martinella
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Distribution: Type locality: "St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay" [Martin’s Falls, ON].
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Synonymy: Tinea martinella Walker, 1863
Tinea afflictella Walker, 1864
Taxonomic Notes: Kessleria martinella: Formerly placed in the genus Yponomeuta, World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 12.
References
  • Lewis, J.A. & J.-C. Sohn, 2015. Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae). World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 12. p. 1-253.
  • Walker, F., 1863. Tortricites and Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 28: 472.
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