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Pterophoridae 63a0150 – 6234   Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)              Morning Glory Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6234 barberi (Dyar, 1903) (Pterophorus) bidactyla (Hochenwarth, 1785) (Phalaena) cineridactylus (Fitch, 1855) (Pterophorus) flaveodactylus (Amary, 1840) (Pterophorus) impersonalis (Walker, 1864) (Pterophorus) naevosidactylus (Fitch, 1855) (Pterophorus) pergracilidactylus (Packard, 1873) (Pterophorus) pictipennis (Grinnell, 1908) (Pterophorus) pterodactyla (Hübner, [1805]) (Alucita) rufa (Dufrane, 1960) (Pterophorus)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.40f; p. 121. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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