Pterophoridae
460106.00 –
6206 Hellinsia pectodactylus
(Staudinger, 1859)
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| Distribution: |
Type locality (pectodactylus): Granada, Spain.
Type locality (stramineus): Siskiyou Mountains, OR.
Type locality (angustus): Mount Shasta, CA. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Pterophorus pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859
• Lioptilus angustus Walsingham, 1880
• Lioptilus stramineus Walsingham, 1880 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859) includes as synonyms Hellinsia stramineus (Walsingham, 1880) [6205] and Hellinsia angustus (Walsingham, 1880) [6206], Zool. Verh., 290: 1-139. DNA barcode suggests that pectodactylus may be a complex of several species indicating that further study may be needed. |
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| 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., 1993. Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 290: 1-139.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Staudinger, A., 1859. Diagnosen nebst kurzen Beschreibungen neuer andalusischer Lepidopteren. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 20: 258.
- Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, 1881: 41 (stramineus), 43 (angustus).
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