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Scythrididae
59a1732 – 1680.1   Areniscythris whitesands Metzler & Lightfoot, 2014

- © Eric Metzler
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Synonymy:
  • whitesands Metzler & Lightfoot 2014 (Areniscythris)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Areniscythris whitesands Metzler & Lightfoot, 2014, n. sp., Jour. Lepid. Soc. 68(3): 186, figs. 109.
    References
    • Metzler, E.H. & D.C. Lightfoot, 2014. The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument 7: A new species of the genus Areniscythris (Scythrididae), a recently discovered iconic species from the monument. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(3): 185-190 - also available at Researchgate.
    Areniscythris whitesands
    - © Eric Metzler
    Areniscythris whitesands
    - © Eric Metzler

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