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Gelechiidae 59a0685 – 1923   Bryotropha similis (Stainton, 1854)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: similis Stainton 1854 (Gelechia) clandestina Meyrick 1923 (Gelechia) confinis Stainton 1871 (Gelechia) dufraneella Joannis 1928 (Bryotropha) fuliginosella Snellen 1882 (Bryotropha) novisimilis Li & Zheng 1997 (Bryotropha) obscurecinerea Nolcken 1872 (Gelechia) pullifimbriella Clemens 1863 (Gelechia) similiella Doubleday 1859 (Tinea) stolidella Morris 1872 (Gelechia) tahavusella Forbes 1922 (Duvita) thuleella Zeller 1857 (Gelechia) Taxonomic Notes: Bryotropha similis (Stainton, 1854) replaces Bryotropha clandestina (Meyrick, 1923).

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. Rutten, T. & O. Karsholt, 2004. Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 740: 1-42. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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