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Gracillariidae 33a0335 – 0768   Phyllonorycter manzanita (Braun, 1925)

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Larva and Host Plants: Arctostaphylos manzanita Similar Species: 33a0324 Phyllonorycter insignis Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: manzanita (Braun, 1925) (Lithocolletis) - MONA 1983: 768; TL: Mt. Wilson, Los Angeles Co., CA.

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) Braun, A.F., 1925. New Microlepidoptera from the southwest. The Canadian Entomologist, 57(6): 147. Eiseman, C.S. & D.R. Davis, 2020. Wrong side of the leaf: assigning some Lithocolletinae species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) to their proper genera. Zootaxa, 4751(2): 201-237. (abstract and access (fee)) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 3.40f; p. 56. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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