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Coleophoridae
59a1642.1 – 1336   Coleophora texanella Chambers, 1878

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Synonymy: Coleophora texanella Chambers, 1878
Coleophora coxi Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2007
Coleophora vagans Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora portulacae Cockerell, 1898
Taxonomic Notes: Coleophora texanella Chambers, 1878 includes as synonyms Coleophora vagans Walsingham, 1907 and Coleophora coxi Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2007 in Landry et al. (2013) and Coleophora portulacae Cockerell, 1898 in (Landry in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Landry, J.-F., V. Nazari, J.R. Dewaard, M. Mutanen, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, P. Huemer, P.D.N. Hebert, 2013. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology. Zootaxa, 3749(1): 1-93.
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
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  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Coleophora texanella
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Coleophora texanella
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