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Oecophoridae 59a0057.1 – 1061.1   Borkhausenia fuscescens (Haworth, 1828)              The Faint-dotted Brown

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Distribution: Whatcom Co., WA, Petersen & Looney (2020) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: fuscescens (Haworth, 1828) (Recurvaria) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] Taxonomic Notes: Borkhausenia fuscescens (Haworth, 1828) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico from Washington in Petersen & Looney (2020), Jour. Lepid. Soc., 74(1): 322-326.

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) Haworth, A.H., 1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 4: 555. Petersen, W. & C. Looney, 2020. New Moth Records in Washington State (USA) Acquired from Exotic Pest Surveys. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 74(1): 322-326. Species Page at British Lepidoptera by Chris Lewis Species Page at Moth Dissection UK Species Page at iNaturalist

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