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Gracillariidae 33a0237 – 0747   Cameraria cretaceella (Braun, 1925)

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Distribution: AZ, NM - Eiseman & Davis (2020). Description/ Field Marks: See Eiseman & Davis (2020), Zootaxa, 4751(2): 206. Genitalia: See Eiseman & Davis (2020), Zootaxa, 4751(2): 206. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cretaceella (Braun, 1925) (Lithocolletis) - MONA 1983: 0747   Type locality: White House Canyon, Santa Rita Mtns., AZ. Taxonomic Notes: Cameraria cretaceella (Braun, 1925), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Phyllonorycter, Eiseman & Davis (2020), Zootaxa, 4751(2): 206.

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. Braun, A.F., 1925. New Microlepidoptera from the southwest. The Canadian Entomologist, 57(6): 147-150. Eiseman, C.S. & D.R. Davis, 2020. Wrong side of the leaf: assigning some Lithocolletinae species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) to their proper genera. Zootaxa, 4751(2): 201-237.

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