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Nepticulidae 16a0039.1 – 0079.2   Stigmella salicis (Stainton, 1854)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: salicis (Stainton, 1854) (Nepticula) auritella (Skala, 1939) (Nepticula) dewitziella (Sorhagen, 1885) (Nepticula) salicella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Nepticula) salicivorella (Doubleday, 1859) (Nepticula) Taxonomic Notes: Stigmella salicis (Stainton, 1854) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico in Pohl et al. (2018) (Canada) and Van Nieukerken et al. (2016) (without details).

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) Pohl, G.R., J-F. Landry, B.C. Schmidt, J.D. Lafontaine, J.T. Troubridge, A.D. Macaulay, E. van Nieukerken, J.R. deWaard, J.J. Dombroskie, J. Klymko, V. Nazari, K. Stead, 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Pensoft, 1-580; PDF, Hardback. Van Nieukerken, E.J., C. Doorenweerd, R.J.B. Hoare, D.R. Davis, 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea). ZooKeys, 628: 65-246.

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