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Gelechiidae 59a0654 – 1739.1   Aristotelia howardi Walsingham, 1909

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: impunctella (Caradja, 1920) (Xystophora) howardi Walsingham, 1909 (Aristotelia); TL: "Mexico : Sonora : San Jose de Guaymas". Taxonomic Notes: Aristotelia howardi Walsingham, 1909 is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Lee, S., R.W. Hodges, & R.L. Brown, 2009. Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39. U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1909-1915. Insecta, Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Vol. IV, Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, Pyralidina and Hepialina (part). Biologia Centrali-Americana, 4: 23.

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