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Scythrididae
59a1723 – 1662   Landryia impositella (Zeller, 1855)

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Synonymy:
  • impositella Zeller 1855 (Butalis) - MONA 1983: 1662
  • monstratella Walker 1864 (Butalis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Landryia impositella (Zeller, 1855), n. comb. in Kemal & Koçak (2006), was formerly in the genus Scythris.
    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.
    • Kemal, M. & A.O. Koçak, 2006. Nemophora eretna n.sp. from Turkey (Adelidae, Lepidoptera). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers, 100: 1-8.
    • Landry, J.-F., 1991. Systematics of Nearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea): phylogeny and classification of supraspecific taxa, with a review of described species. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 123(S160): 3-341.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Microleps.org
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    Landryia impositella
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