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Momphidae
59a1813.1 – 1448   Mompha albocapitella (Chambers, 1875)

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Synonymy:
  • albocapitella (Chambers, 1875) (Laverna) REV. STAT.
  • grissella (Chambers, 1875) (Laverna)
  • murtfeldtella (Chambers, 1875) (Laverna) N. SYN.
  • obscurusella (Chambers, 1875) (Laverna)
  • parvicristatella (Chambers, 1875) (Laverna)
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    Taxonomic Notes: Mompha albocapitella (Chambers, 1875), rev. stat., formally a synonym of murtfeldtella Chambers, 1875, was determined to have priority by Koster & Landry in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023).
    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)
    • Chambers, V.T., 1875. Teneina of the United States. Cincinnati Quarterly Journal of Science, 2(3): 237 (murtfeldtella).
    • Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 7: 33 (albocapitella), 34 (parvicristatella), 53 (obscurusella).
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • 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).
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 6.30m; p. 77. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Microleps.org
    Mompha albocapitella
    © Chris Mallory
    Mompha albocapitella
    © Greg Raterman
    Mompha albocapitella
    © Ken Childs
    Mompha albocapitella
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Mompha albocapitella
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Mompha albocapitella
    10mm – © Jim Vargo
    Mompha albocapitella
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