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Pterophoridae 63a0069 – 6097   Oxyptilus delawaricus Zeller, 1873              Hawkweed Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: delawaricus Zeller, 1873 (Oxyptilus) - MONA 1983: 6097 finitimus Grinnell, 1908 (Oxyptilus)

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. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Matthews, D.L., 2017. A new species of Oxyptilus Zeller from the southwestern United States (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). ZooKeys, 698: 75-93. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.21f; p. 118. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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