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Tineidae 300169 – 0415.1   Monopis laevigella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: laevigella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Tinea) crocicapitella of authors; (not Clemens, 1859) (Tinea) misid. rusticella (Hübner, 1813) (Tinea) preocc. saturella (Haworth, 1828) (Tinea) Taxonomic Notes: Monopis laevigella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico. Specimens in North America identified as 0420 M. rusticella are treated as M. laevigella following Karscholt & Razowski (1996).

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 BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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