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Pterophoridae 63a0051 – 6118   Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham, 1880)              Geranium Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pica (Walsingham, 1880) (Amblyptilus) - MONA 1983: 6118 acanthodactyla of authors; (not Hübner, [1813]) (Alucita) misappl. calisequoiae (Lange, 1950) (Platyptilia) cosmodactyla of authors; (not Hübner, [1819]) (Alucita) misappl. crataea (Fletcher, 1940) (Platyptilia) marina (Lange, 1950) (Platyptilia) monticola (Grinnell, 1908) (Platyptilia) punctidactyla of authors; (not Haworth, 1811) (Alucita) misappl. sierra (Lange, 1950) (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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.26f; p. 119. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, p. 21.

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