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Gelechiidae 420533.00 – 2287   Dichomeris ventrellus (Fitch, 1854)

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Distribution: Type locality (ventrellus): New York. Type locality (querciella): Kentucky. Type locality (roseocostellus): St. Louis, Missouri. Type locality (trinotella): Illinois. Type locality (unicipunctellus): not given [Easton, Pennsylvania]. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Chaetochilus ventrellus Fitch, 1854 • Ypsolophus querciella Chambers, 1872 • Ypsolophus roseocostellus Walsingham, 1882 • Nothris trinotella Coquillett, 1883 • Ypsolophus unicipunctellus Clemens, 1860

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Chambers, V.T., 1872. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 4: 223. Hodges, R. W., 1986. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 7.1, p. 74; pl. 1.31-36. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

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