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Gracillariidae 33a0336 – 0769   Phyllonorycter mariaeella (Chambers, 1875)

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Distribution: Canada: NS, ON, QC; USA: CT, IL, KY, MI, MO, NC, NY, TX, UT - Eiseman & Davis (2020). Description/ Field Marks: See Eiseman & Davis (2020), Zootaxa, 4751(2): 224. Genitalia: See Eiseman & Davis (2020), Zootaxa, 4751(2): 224. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mariaeella (Chambers, 1875) (Lithocolletis) - MONA 1983: 0769; TL: Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., MO. affinis (Frey & Boll, 1876) (Lithocolletis); TL: Dallas, TX. mariaella Maier & Davis, 1989 (Phyllonorycter) mariella; (Riley, 1891) (Lithocolletis) missp. Taxonomic Notes: Phyllonorycter mariaeella (Chambers, 1875) includes as a synonym, 0805 Phyllonorycter affinis (Frey & Boll, 1876), formerly in in the genus Cameraria, in Eiseman & Davis (2020), Zootaxa, 4751(2): 224.

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) Braun, A.F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 34: 313. 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. (abstract and access (fee)) Frey, H. & J. Boll, 1876. Einige Tineen aus Texas. Entomologische Zeitung, 37: 222. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Microleps.org

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