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Tineidae 300206 – 0309   Amorophaga cryptophori (Clarke, 1940)

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Larva and Host Plants: Cryptoporus volvatus (Peck) Shear (a polypore fungus). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cryptophori Clarke 1940 (Morophaga) - MONA 1983: 0309; Type locality: Thatuna Hills, Latah Co., ID

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. Clarke, J.F.G. & F.H. Benjamin, 1940. The European genus Morophaga Herrich-Schaffer in North America (Lepidoptcra: Tineidae). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, 39(2): 114-117; pl. 21, figs. 1-2; pl. 22, figs. 3-5. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 2.40f; p. 50. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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