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Nepticulidae 16a0017 – 0095.6   Stigmella betulicola (Stainton, 1856)

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Genitalia: See Moth Dissection UK. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: betulicola (Stainton, 1856) (Nepticula) betulicolella (Doubleday, 1859) (Nepticula) nanivora (Petersen, 1930) (Nepticula) Taxonomic Notes: Stigmella betulicola (Stainton, 1856) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (van Nieukerken et al. 2016).

References

Species Page at BugGuide.Net Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. 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. Wheeler, J. et al., 2024. Moth Dissection UK, V.5.6 - Accessed 13.02.2024, species page.

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