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Nepticulidae 16a0051.1 – 0065   Stigmella minusculella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: minusculella Herrich-Schäffer 1855 (Nepticula) chalybeia Braun 1914 (Nepticula) embonella Klimesch 1978 (Nepticula) Taxonomic Notes: Stigmella minusculella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) includes as a synonym Stigmella chalybeia (Schoorl, et al. 1985).

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. Schoorl, J.W., E.J. van Nieukerken & C. Wilkinson, 1985. The Stigmella oxyacanthella species-group in Europe (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 10(1): 65-103.

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