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Heliozelidae 21a0083 – 0240   Aspilanta ampelopsifoliella (Chambers, 1874)

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Genitalia: See Nieukerken & Eiseman, (2020 Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ampelopsifoliella (Chambers, 1874) (Antispila) - MONA 1983: 0240 ampelopsiella; (Chambers, 1874) (Antispila) missp. ampelopsisella; (Chambers, 1874) (Antispila) missp. Taxonomic Notes: Aspilanta ampelopsifoliella (Chambers, 1874), n. comb., was previously in the genus Antispila (Van Nieukerken & Eiseman 2020).

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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Van Nieukerken, E.J. & C.S. Eiseman, 2020. Splitting the leafmining shield-bearer moth genus Antispila Hübner (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae): North American species with reduced venation placed in Aspilanta new genus, with a review of heliozelid morphology. ZooKeys, 957: 105-161.

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