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Cosmopterigidae
59a0389 – 1505   Melanocinclis sparsa Hodges, 1978

© Ken Childs
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • sparsa Hodges 1978 (Melanocinclis) - MONA 1983: 1505
  • 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)
    • Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 42; pl. 3.23-24. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)
    Melanocinclis sparsa
    © Ken Childs
    Melanocinclis sparsa
    © Ken Childs
    Melanocinclis sparsa
    © Ken Childs
    Melanocinclis sparsa
    7mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Melanocinclis sparsa
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
    Melanocinclis sparsa
    - Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

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