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Opostegidae 16a0109 – 0119.5   Pseudopostega venticola (Walsingham, 1897)

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Distribution: TX, FL. Description/ Field Marks: See Davis & Stonis (2007), Smithson. Contr. Zool., 625: 143; figs. 238, 239, 417,418, 497-499. Genitalia: See Davis & Stonis (2007) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: venticola (Walsingham, 1897) (Opostega); Lectotype: Grenada: Balthazar. Taxonomic Notes: Pseudopostega venticola (Walsingham, 1897) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, TX and FL.

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) Davis, D.R. & J.R. Stonis, 2007. A revision of the New World plant-mining moths of the family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea) Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 625: 1-212.

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