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Prodoxidae 21a0043 – 0202   Prodoxus coloradensis Riley, 1892

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Distribution: USA: CO, NV, CA, AZ, NM, TX (Pellmyr, et al. 2005). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: coloradensis Riley, 1892 (Prodoxus) - MONA 1983: 0202; TL: Durango, CO. Note: Lectotype designated by Davis (1967). confluens Cockerell, 1897 (Prodoxus) lautus Cockerell, 1897 (Prodoxus) rheumapterella (Dietz, 1905) (Incurvaria)

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) Davis, D.R., 1967. A revision of the moths of the subfamily Prodoxinae (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 255: 82; figs. 64-67, 94, 120, 139; Map 10. Pellmyr, O., M. Balcázar-Lara, D.M. Althoff, K.A. Segraves, & J. Leebens-Mack, 2005. Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Systematic Entomology, 31(1): 4-5 (key to genus). (read online) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 1.43m; p. 43. Book Review and ordering Riley, C.V., 1892. New species of Prodoxidae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 2(3): 312-319. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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