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Nepticulidae 16a0013 – 0088   Stigmella macrocarpae (Freeman, 1967)

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Description/ Field Marks: Dark wing with pale medial fascia. Caution: all identifications of specimens, including those dissected or DNA barcoded, should be considered tentative. DNA barcoding suggests the possibility of a complex with similar undescribed species. Similar Species: 0089 Stigmella nigriverticella usually has a narrower pale medial fascia. Caution: the type of nigriverticella is missing and the true identity may be uncertain. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: macrocarpae (Freeman, 1967) (Nepticula) latifasciella (Chambers, 1878) (Nepticula) preocc. Taxonomic Notes: Stigmella macrocarpae (Freeman, 1967), n. comb., replaces the name Nepticula latifasciella Chambers, 1878, a junior homonym of Nepticula latifasciella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 in Nieukerken et al. (2016).

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) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths 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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