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Gelechiidae 59a0787.51 – 1869   Carpatolechia belangerella (Chambers, 1875)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: belangerella (Chambers, 1875) (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 1869 oronella (Walsingham, 1882) (Gelechia) proximella of authors; (not Hübner, 1796) (Tinea) misappl. Taxonomic Notes: Carpatolechia belangerella (Chambers, 1875) includes as a synonym 1881.1 Carpatolechia proximella of authors; (not Hübner, 1796), Entomological Society of British Columbia Occasional Paper No. 3: 179.

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) Lee, S., R.W. Hodges, & R.L. Brown, 2009. Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39. Pohl, G.R., R.A. Cannings, J.-F. Landry, D.G. Holden, G.G.E. Scudder, 2015. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of British Columbia, Canada. Entomological Society of British Columbia Occasional Paper No, 3: 179. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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