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Nepticulidae
16a0039 – 0084   Stigmella populetorum (Frey & Boll, 1878)

DNA - © Charley Eiseman
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • populetorum (Frey & Boll, 1878) (Nepticula) - MONA 1983: 0084
  • aromella Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 (Stigmella) N. SYN.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Stigmella populetorum (Frey & Boll, 1878) includes as a synonym Stigmella aromella Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 (van Nieukerken & Eiseman in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    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.
    • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Stigmella populetorum
    - holotype (aromella) - LG – © J. Gill (CNC)
    Stigmella populetorum
    6mm – © Jim Vargo
    Stigmella populetorum
    4mm - LG - – © Jim Vargo
    Stigmella populetorum
    4mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Stigmella populetorum
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