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Tischeriidae 23a0001 – 0169   Tischeria ambigua Braun, 1915

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Larva and Host Plants: Leaf miner of Ceanothus oliganthus. Description/ Field Marks: Forewings gray, with clouded aspect; scales of scape very long; expanse 10-11 mm (Braun 1972). Similar Species: Tischeria ceanothi Walsingham, 1890 Tischeria immaculata Braun, 1915 Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ambigua Braun, 1915 (Tischeria) - MONA 1983: 0169   Type locality: Fredalba, San Bernardino Co., CA.

References

Braun, A.F., 1915. Notes on some species of Tischeria, with descriptions of new species (Lep.). Entomological News, 26: 272. Braun, A.F., 1972. Tischeriidae of America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 28: 90; figs. 50, 100.

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