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Gelechiidae 59a0809 – 1898   Prolita sexpunctella (Fabricius, 1794)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: longicornella (Doubleday, 1859) (Gelechia) sexpunctella (Fabricius, 1794) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 1898 alpicola (Frey, 1867) (Gelechia) alternatella (Kearfott, 1908) (Gelechia) histrionella (Geyer, 1832) (Tortrix) longicornis (Curtis, 1827) (Gelechia) melanica (Strand, 1920) (Gelechia) petulans (Braun, 1925) (Gelechia) virgella (Thunberg, 1794) (Tinea) zebrella (Treitschke, 1833) (Lita)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 8.11m; p. 90. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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