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Gracillariidae
33a0106 – 0654   Micrurapteryx occulta (Braun, 1922)

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Synonymy: Parectopa occulta Braun, 1922
Parectopa albicostella Braun, 1925
Taxonomic Notes: Micrurapteryx occulta (Braun, 1922), formerly in the genus Parectopa, includes as a synonym 0648 Parectopa albicostella (Braun, 1925), Kirichenko et al. (2016), ZooKeys. 579: 125.
References
  • Kirichenko, N., P. Triberti, M. Mutanen, E. Magnoux, J.-F. Landry, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, 2016. Systematics and biology of some species of Micrurapteryx Spuler (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) from the Holarctic Region, with re- description of M. caraganella (Hering) from Siberia. ZooKeys, 579: 99-156.
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