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Scythrididae 59a1718 – 1397   Scythris inornatella (Chambers, 1880)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: inornatella (Chambers, 1880) (Coleophora) - MONA 1983: 1397 Taxonomic Notes: Scythris inornatella (Chambers, 1880) was formerly in the genus Coleophora, Mem. Ent. Soc. Canada 160: 175.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Landry, J.-F., 1991. Systematics of Nearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea): phylogeny and classification of supraspecific taxa, with a review of described species. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 123(S160): 3-341. (abstract and access (fee)) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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