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Pterophoridae
63a0081.1 – 6178.1   Hellinsia hoguei (Gielis, 1996)
             Hogue's Plume Moth

cf. hoguei - © Steve Nanz
Distribution: USA: AZ.
Holotype: Mexico City, Mexico.
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Synonymy: Oidaematophorus hoguei Gielis, 1996
Taxonomic Notes: Hellinsia hoguei (Gielis, 1996) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, based on Arizona specimens in USNM collected by Ronald W. Hodges and provisionally identified by Reed A. Watkins in 2007.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Gielis, C., 2011. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 85: 589-824.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - holotype.
Hellinsia hoguei
cf. hoguei - LG - © Steve Nanz
Hellinsia hoguei
cf. hoguei - © Steve Nanz
Hellinsia hoguei
cf. hoguei - © Steve Nanz
Hellinsia hoguei
- 21mm - cf. hoguei - LG – © Jim Vargo
Hellinsia hoguei
- holotype - LG(cc) U. S. National Museum

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