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Blastobasidae 59a1749 – 1185   Holcocera gigantella Chambers, 1876

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gigantella Chambers, 1876 (Holcocera) - MONA 1983: 1185   Type locality: "on the road to Monument Park, about three miles north of Colorado Springs.".

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. Chambers, V.T., 1876. Tineina. The Canadian Entomologist, 8: 219. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 4.22m; p. 61. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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