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Cosmopterigidae 59a0344 – 1638   Ithome concolorella (Chambers, 1875)              Kiawe Flower Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: concolorella (Chambers, 1875) (Eriphia) - MONA 1983: 1638 unimaculella Chambers, 1875 (Ithome) unomaculella Chambers, 1875 (Ithome) missp.

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. Hodges, R. W., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.1, p. 135; pl. 2.19, 5.53. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 7.16m; p. 84. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♀

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