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Scythrididae 59a1698 – 1667.2   Arotrura longissima Landry, 1991

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Distribution: Southern CA, AZ, NM and western TX Synonymy: longissima Landry, 1991 (Arotrura) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] Taxonomic Notes: Arotrura longissima Landry, 1991, n. sp., Mem. Ent. Soc. Canada, 160: 75.

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) Landry, J.-F., 1991. Systematics of Nearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea): phylogeny and classification of supraspecific taxa, with a review of described species. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 123(S160): 3-341. (abstract and access (fee)) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 6.37m; p. 79. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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