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Choreutidae 47a0008 – 2630   Protochoreutis sororculella (Dyar, 1900)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: sororculella Dyar 1900 (Choreutis) - MONA 1983: 2630 Taxonomic Notes: Protochoreutis sororculella (Dyar, 1900), n. comb., previously in the genus Prochoreutis, is the type-species of the genus Protochoreutis, Heppner, 2020, Lepid. Nov., 12(1-2): 39; fig. 13. 15-16, 19, 21

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. Heppner, J.B., 2020. Nearctic metalmark moths, 4. Genus Prochoreutis and the new genera Protochoreutis and Neochoreutis (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 12(1-2): 31-46. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.11m; p. 122. Book Review and ordering

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