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Pterophoridae 63a0005 – 6109   Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)              Artichoke Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: carduidactylus Riley 1869 (Pterophorus) - MONA 1983: 6109 cardui Zeller 1873 (Platyptilia) hesperis Grinnell 1908 (Platyptilia)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.23f; p. 119. Book Review and ordering Riley, C.V., 1869. First annual report on the noxious, beneficial and other insects, of the state of Missouri., 1: 180. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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