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Choreutidae 47a0025 – 2637   Caloreas caliginosa (Braun, 1921)

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Distribution: Montana (and possibly Alberta) south to Arizona and New Mexicio - Heppner (2022). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: caliginosa (Braun, 1921) (Choreutis) - MONA 1983: 2637; Holotype: Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, MT.

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) Braun, A.F., 1921. Two Weeks Collecting in Glacier National Park. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 73(1): 13. Heppner, J.B., 2022. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 6. Genus Caloreas and new genus Neocaloreas (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 15(1-2): 56; Fig. 43, 49, 59, F13, M13. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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