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Gracillariidae
33a0359 – 0794   Phyllonorycter scudderella (Frey & Boll, 1873)

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Description/
Field Marks:
Davis & Deschka, 2001: 50; figs. 40, 215-223, 263-265, 338-340, 443-445; map 6.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • scudderella Frey & Boll 1873 (Lithocolletis) - MONA 1983: 0794
  • salicivorella Braun 1908 (Lithocolletis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Phyllonorycter scudderella (Frey & Boll, 1873) includes as a synonym 0792 Phyllonorycter salicivorella (Braun, 1908) in Davis & Deschka (2001).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Braun, A.F., 1908. New species of Lithocolletis. Entomological News, 19: 101 (salicivorella).
    • Braun, A.F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 34: 295; pl. 22, fig. 2 (scudderella); 297; pl. 22, fig. 4 (salicivorella).
    • Davis, D. R. & G. Deschka, 2001. Biology and systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter leafminers on Salicaceae, with a synoptic catalog of the Palearctic species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 614: 1-89.
    • 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
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