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Pterophoridae 63a0042 – 6139   Paraplatyptilia xylopsamma (Meyrick, 1908)              Xylopsamma Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: xylopsamma (Meyrick, 1908) (Platyptilia) - MONA 1983: 6139   Type locality: Colorado. gorgoniensis (Grinnell, 1908) (Stenoptilia)

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. Meyrick, E., 1907. XXVII. Notes and Descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1907 488.

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