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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; Type locality: Lectotype: Canada: Ontario: Lake Muskoka
  • 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.
    • 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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