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Yponomeutidae
36a0116 – 2414   Swammerdamia pyrella (de Villers, 1789)
             Rufous-tipped Swammerdamia

© Kevin Hall [T]
Distribution: Canada: BC; USA: WA.
Type locality: France.
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Synonymy: Phalaena pyrella de Villers, 1789
Tinea cerasiella Hübner, 1813
Phalaena pelicaria pyrii Retzius, 1783
Argyresthia sapporella Matsumura, 1931
Swammerdamia beirnei Do?anlar, 1979
Taxonomic Notes: Swammerdamia pyrella (de Villers, 1789) includes as a synonym Swammerdamia beirnei Doganlar, 1979 (Sohn & Landry in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
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.
  • Doganlar, M., 1979. A new species of Swammerdamia HBN. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) from British Columbia. The Canadian Entomologist, 111(8):
  • Doganlar, M., 1979. A new species of Swammerdamia HBN. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) from British Columbia. The Canadian Entomologist, 111(8): 967-969.
  • Duckworth, D., 1965. North American Moths of the Genus Swammerdamia (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 116: 551.
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Swammerdamia pyrella
© Donald Hobern [T]
Swammerdamia pyrella
© Kevin Hall - [T]
Swammerdamia pyrella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Swammerdamia pyrella
© Canadian National Collection LG


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