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Gracillariidae
33a0334 – 0786   Phyllonorycter maestingella (Müller, 1764)

© Charley Eiseman
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Synonymy: Tinea maestingella Müller, 1764
Lithocolletis fagifoliella Sircom, 1849
Lithocolletis faginella Zeller, 1846
Lithocolletis hedemanni Caradja, 1920
Lithocolletis phegophagella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Lithocolletis securiferella Stainton, 1848
Lithocolletis triguttella Stainton, 1848
Lithocolletis restrictella Braun, 1939
Taxonomic Notes: Phyllonorycter maestingella (Müller, 1764), recently recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (Landry et al. 2013), includes as a synonym Phyllonorycter restrictella (Braun, 1939) (Eiseman & Davis in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (maestingella) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (restrictella) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Braun, A.F., 1939. Notes and new species: Gracilariidae [sic] (Microlepidoptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 32(2): 279.
  • Landry, J.-F., V. Nazari, J.R. Dewaard, M. Mutanen, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, P. Huemer, P.D.N. Hebert, 2013. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology. Zootaxa, 3749(1): 1-93.
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
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  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Phyllonorycter maestingella
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