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Cosmopterigidae 59a0293 – 1587   Siskiwitia alticolans Hodges, 1969

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: alticolans Hodges, 1969 (Siskiwitia) - MONA 1983: 1587; Holotype: Santa Rita Mountains, Madera Canyon, Bog Springs Campground, Santa Cruz, AZ.

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) Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 112; pl. 5.43. order or free PDF Hodges, R.W., 1969. Nearctic Walshiidae: notes and new taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 18: 1-30. Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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