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Gracillariidae
33a0300 – 0734   Phyllonorycter argentinotella (Clemens, 1859)

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Distribution: Canada: ON, QC; USA: CT, IA, IL, KY, MA, NC, PA, VT - Eiseman & Davis (2020).
Type locality: KY; Cambridge, MA.
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Synonymy: Lithocolletis argentinotella Clemens, 1859
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Braun, A.F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 34: 306.
  • Clemens, B., 1859. Contribution to American Lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 321.
  • Eiseman, C.S. & D.R. Davis, 2020. Wrong side of the leaf: assigning some Lithocolletinae species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) to their proper genera. Zootaxa, 4751(2): 201-237.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Microleps.org
Phyllonorycter argentinotella
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Phyllonorycter argentinotella
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