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Cosmopterigidae 59a0389 – 1505   Melanocinclis sparsa Hodges, 1978

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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)

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