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Nepticulidae
16a0051.2 – 0064   Stigmella oxyacanthella (Stainton, 1854)
Distribution Data for Stigmella oxyacanthella
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Synonymy:
  • oxyacanthella Stainton 1854 (Nepticula)
  • aeneella of authors not Heinemann 1862 (Nepticula)
  • cotoneastri Sorhagen 1922 (Nepticula)
  • oxyacanthaecolella Doubleday 1859 (Nepticula)
  • pomivorella Packard 1870 (Micropteryx)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Stigmella oxyacanthella (Stainton, 1854) includes as a synonym Stigmella pomivorella (Packard, 1870), apparently introduced from Europe in the 19th century (Van Nieukerken et al. 2016).
    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.
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