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Pterophoridae 63a0150 – 6234   Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)              Morning Glory Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Phalaena monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758 • Pterophorus barberi Dyar, 1903 • Phalaena bidactyla Hochenwarth, 1785 • Pterophorus cineridactylus Fitch, 1855 • Pterophorus flaveodactylus Amary, 1840 • Pterophorus impersonalis Walker, 1864 • Pterophorus naevosidactylus Fitch, 1855 • Pterophorus pergracilidactylus Packard, 1873 • Pterophorus pictipennis Grinnell, 1908 • Alucita pterodactyla Hübner, [1805] • Pterophorus rufa 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. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.40f; p. 121. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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