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Ypsolophidae
36a0142 – 2368   Ypsolopha angelicella (Busck, 1903)

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Distribution: Type locality (angelicella): Los Angeles, CA.
Type locality (maculatella): Bright Angel, AZ.
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Synonymy: Cerostoma angelicella Busck, 1903
Cerostoma maculatella Busck, 1906
Taxonomic Notes: Ypsolopha angelicella (Busck, 1903) includes as a synonym Ypsolopha maculatella (Busck, 1906) (Sohn in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023); details in Sohn (2023:52).
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.
  • Busck, A., 1903. Notes on the Cerostoma Group of Yponomeutidæ, with Descriptions of New North American Species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 11: 49. (angelicella)
  • Busck, A., 1906. Description of American Moths of the Genus Cerostoma. Entomological News, 17: 98. (maculatella)
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 11.9m, 11.10m; p. 107. Book Review and ordering
  • Sohn, J.-C., 2023 (in press). The Subfamily Ypsolophinae of the World. National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 2023
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Ypsolopha angelicella
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