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

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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: pulchella (Dietz, 1910) (Euresia) - MONA 1983: 1167; TL: Washington, DC. maritimella McDunnough, 1961 (Blastobasis); TL: Boulderwood, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia. pulebella; (Dietz, 1910) (Euresia) missp.

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) 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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