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Opostegidae 16a0103 – 0119   Pseudopostega cretea (Meyrick, 1920)

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Distribution: Canada: ON, BC; USA: ME south to FL and west to OR, WI and TX - Davis & Stonis (2007). Description/ Field Marks: See Davis & Stonis (2007), Smithson. Contr. Zool., 625: 83; figs. 169-171, 315, 316,450-452. Genitalia: See Davis & Stonis (2007) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cretea (Meyrick, 1920) (Opostega) - MONA 1983: 0119; Lectotype: Canada: Ontario: Lake Muskoka.

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) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Microleps.org

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