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Gelechiidae 59a0681.5 – 1928.1   Ornativalva erubescens (Walsingham, 1904)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: erubescens (Walsingham, 1904) (Gelechia) Taxonomic Notes: Ornativalva erubescens (Walsingham,1904) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, now widely distributed in Southwestern United States, Jour. Lepid. Soc., 71(3): 141- 145.

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., I. Watkinson, J. Vargo, 2017. Ornativalva erubescens (Walsingham) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Introduced in North America. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 71(3): 141- 145. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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