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Prodoxidae 21a0030 – 0207   Prodoxus cinereus Riley, 1881

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Distribution: USA: southern CA (Davis 1967). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cinereus Riley, 1881 (Prodoxus) - MONA 1983: 0207; Lectotype: Caliente, Kern Co., CA. Note: Lectotype designated by Davis (1967).

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: 94; figs. 22, 76, 100, 126, 146; Map 14. 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. 2.1m; p. 43. Book Review and ordering

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