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Prodoxidae 21a0061 – 0198.4   Tegeticula mojavella Pellmyr, 1999

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Distribution: USA: S CA, S NV. (Pellmyr 1999) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mojavella Pellmyr, 1999 (Tegeticula); Holotype: "California: San Bernardino Co., Mountain Pass, Clark Mtn Rd". Taxonomic Notes: Tegeticula mojavella Pellmyr, 1999, n. sp., Systematic Entomology, v. 24, no. 3, p. 243-271.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Pellmyr, O., 1999. A systematic revision of the yucca moths in the Tegeticula yuccasella complex north of Mexico. Systematic Entomology, 24(3): 265; Fig. 1F (PDF) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 1.38m; p. 42. Book Review and ordering

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