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Blastobasidae 59a1767 – 1162.1   Blastobasis maroccanella Amsel, 1952

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Description/ Field Marks: Warning: examination of genitalia is typically required for species level identification of specimens in all genera of this family. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: maroccanella Amsel, 1952 (Blastobasis) Taxonomic Notes: Blastobasis maroccanella: Introduced from Europe, Zootaxa, 3749(1): 26.

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) 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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