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Hepialidae
110011 – 0031   Korscheltellus gracilis (Grote, [1865])
             Conifer Swift Moth

© John Davis
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • gracilis Grote [1865] (Hepialus) - MONA 1983: 0031; Type locality: Quebec
  • furcatus Grote 1883 (Hepialus)
  • labradoriensis Packard [1865] 1864 (Hepialus)
  • mustelinus Packard [1865] 1864 (Hepialus)
  • 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.
    • Grote, A.R., 1864. Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera, No. 5. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 3: 522; pl. 5, fig. 4.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Korscheltellus gracilis
    © John Davis
    Korscheltellus gracilis
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    Korscheltellus gracilis
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Korscheltellus gracilis
    © Gary Anweiler
    Korscheltellus gracilis
    31mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Korscheltellus gracilis
    28mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum

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