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Nepticulidae 16a0094 – 0083   Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Elachista minimella Zetterstedt, 1839 • Nepticula canadensis Braun, 1917 • Ectoedemia mediofasciella of authors not Haworth, 1828 • Nepticula viridicola Weber, 1938 • Nepticula woolhopiella Stainton, 1887 Taxonomic Notes: Ectoedemia minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839) includes as a synonym Ectoedemia canadensis (Braun, 1917) (Van Nieukerken et al. 2016).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. 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. Zetterstedt, J.W., 1840 [1839]. Ordo VI. Lepidoptera. Insecta Lapponica, (4): 1011.

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