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Nepticulidae
16a0044 – 0078.2   Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848)
Distribution Data for Stigmella centifoliella
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Synonymy:
  • centifoliella Zeller 1848 (Nepticula)
  • hodgkinsoni Stainton 1884 (Nepticula)
  • pectocatena Wilkinson & Scoble 1979 (Stigmella)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848), a Eurasian species, includes as a synonym Stigmella rosaefoliella pectocatena Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979, a subspecies described from Canada, in Nieukerken et al. (2016). In describing pectocatena, Wilkinson & Scoble didn't realize that it was an introduced species which had already been described.
    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.
    • 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.
    • Wilkinson, C., & M. Scoble, 1979. The Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) Of Canada. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 111(S107): 1-129.
    Stigmella centifoliella
    - holotype (pectocatena ) - LG – © J. Gill (CNC)

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