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Gracillariidae 33a0366 – 0843   Porphyrosela desmodiella (Clemens, 1859)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: desmodiella Clemens 1859 (Lithocolletis) - MONA 1983: 0843 gregariella Murtfeldt 1881 (Lithocolletis)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Braun, A.F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 34: 348. Clemens, B., 1859. Contribution to American Lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 320. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org

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