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Blastobasidae 59a1770 – 1167   Blastobasis pulchella (Dietz, 1910)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pulchella (Dietz, 1910) (Euresia) - MONA 1983: 1167   Type locality: Washington, DC. maritimella McDunnough, 1961 (Blastobasis)   Type locality: Boulderwood, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia. pulebella (Dietz, 1910) (Euresia) missp.

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. Dietz, W.G., 1910. Revision of the Blastobasidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 36: 20. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) McDunnough, J.H., 1961. A study of the Blastobasinae of Nova Scotia, with particular reference to genitalic characters (Microlepidoptera, Blastobasidae). American Museum Novitates, 2045: 1-20. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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