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Argyresthiidae 360163.00 – 2457 – Argyresthia goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758) – Bronze Alder Moth

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Distribution: Eurasian species possibly found in Alaska and the Yukon. Description/ Field Marks: Head and thorax golden. See BOLD BIN AAA8888. Similar Species: Argyresthia calliphanes Meyrick, 1913, historically misidentified as goedartella, has a white head and thorax. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Phalaena goedartella Linnaeus, 1758 • Argyresthia aurescentella Uffeln, 1930 • Argyresthia divisella Dufrane, 1960 • Tinea literella Haworth, 1828 • Phalaena semiargentella Donovan, 1793 • Argyresthia splendida Reutti, 1898 • Argyresthia uniformella Dufrane, 1960

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: AAA8888 Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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