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Pterophoridae 63a0011 – 6115   Platyptilia albicans (Fish, 1881)              White-banded Plume Moth

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Distribution: Alberta south to Nevada and California. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: albicans Fish 1881 (Platyptilus) - MONA 1983: 6115; Type locality: Nevada

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. Fish, C., 1881. Pterophoridae. The Canadian Entomologist, 13: 71. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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