Opostegidae
16a0100 –
0125 Opostegoides scioterma
(Meyrick, 1920)
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| Distribution: |
"Probably widespread across most of the northern USA and southern Canada from western Oregon,Washington, and British Colombia east to Ontario and Maine." - Davis & Stonis (2007) |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Gooseberry (Ribes spp.). The common name "Gooseberry Barkminer" was erroneously applied to P. quardristrigella originally due to misidentification in Grossenbacher (1910). |
Description/
Field Marks: |
See Davis & Stonis (2007), Smithson. Contr. Zool., 625: 42; figs. 10,11, 21, 25, 26, 32, 36, 42, 91-108,136, 259, 260, 424,425. |
| Genitalia: |
See Davis & Stonis (2007) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
scioterma Meyrick 1920 (Opostega) - MONA 1983: 0125; Type locality: Holotype: Toronto, ONnonstriga [sic] of Grossenbacher, 1910 Heppner 2003 (Opostega) missp.nonstrigella of authors not Chambers 1881 (Opostega) misid.quadristrigella of Forbes, 1923 not Chambers 1875 (Opostega) |
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| 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.
- Davis, D.R. & J.R. Stonis, 2007. A revision of the New World plant-mining moths of the family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea) Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 625: 1-212.
- Davis, D.R. & J.R. Stonis, 2007. A revision of the New World plant-mining moths of the family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea) Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 625: 1-212.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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