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Gracillariidae 33a0142 – 0681.1   Parornix solitariella (Dietz, 1907)

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Similar Species: All identifications in the genus Parornix should be considered tentative including those that were dissected or DNA barcoded. An unpublished work by Don Davis includes illustrations of genitalia, presumably based on type specimens, for all species. Using that as a guide reveals that many past descriptions and keys cannot be applied with confidence. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: solitariella (Dietz, 1907) (Ornix) REV. STAT.; TL: Washington state, not Washington, DC as stated by Dietz. Taxonomic Notes: Parornix solitariella (Dietz, 1907), rev. stat. (Eiseman & Davis in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023), was formerly treated as a synonym of Callisto denticulella (Thunberg, 1794) in De Prins & De Prins (2005).

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) De Prins, W. & J. De Prins, 2005. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 6: 1-502. Dietze, W.G., 1907. The North American Species of the Genus Ornix Tr. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 33: 290. Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).

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