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Blastobasidae 421802.00 – 1227   Pigritia fidella (Dietz, 1900)

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Distribution: Eastern US and Canada. Type locality: Hazleton, PA. Similar Species: See BOLD BINs in References. P. fidella may be a species complex; "true" fidella is likely represented by BIN AAD5152 and/or AAG8600 - Jean-François Landry (pers. comm., 11/29/2021). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Ploiophora fidella Dietz, 1900

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: BOLD:AAD3758 (nr. fidella? - Pacific Northwest) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAD5152 ("true" fidella? - eastern US and Canada) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAG8583 (nr. fidella? - southeastern US) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAG8600 (nr. fidella? - eastern Canada) Dietz, W.G., 1900. On Pigritia Clem. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 27: 103. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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