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Gracillariidae 33a0367 – 0843.1   Porphyrosela minuta Clarke, 1953

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: minuta Clarke 1953 (Porphyrosela) Taxonomic Notes: Porphyrosela minuta Clarke, 1953 is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, Proc. Entom. Soc. Wash., 119(1): 18-23.

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. Clarke, J.F.G., 1953. New species of Olethreutidae from Illinois. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 43: 226-231. Eiseman, C.S., T.S. Feldman, E.F. Lopresti, M.W. Palmer, 2017. First North American Records of Porphyrosela minuta Clarke (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with Notes on its Native Congener, P. desmodiella (Clemens). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 119(1): 18-23. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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