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Gracillariidae 33a0160 – 0594   Caloptilia belfragella (Chambers, 1875)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: belfragella (Chambers, 1875) (Gracilaria [sic]); TL: Colorado. auriferella (Frey & Boll, 1876) (Gracilaria [sic]) belfrageella; (Chambers, 1875) (Gracilaria [sic]) missp. Taxonomic Notes: Caloptilia belfragella (Chambers, 1875) corrects the spelling of belfrageella in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). Chambers (1875, Canadian Entomologist Vol. 7) described this species twice as a new species under two different names, belfragella on p. 8 and belfrageella on p. 92., De Prins & De Prins (2005), World Catalogue of Insects. 6: 1-502.

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) Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 7: 8 (belfragella), 92 (belfrageella). De Prins, W. & J. De Prins, 2005. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 6: 1-502. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org

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