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Gracillariidae
33a0374 – 0846   Phyllocnistis insignis Frey & Boll, 1876

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Distribution: Eastern USA.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • insignis Frey & Boll 1876 (Phyllocnistis) - MONA 1983: 0846; Type locality: Dallas, TX
  • erechtiisella McDunnough 1939 (Phyllocnistis)
  • erechtitisella Chambers 1878 (Phyllocnistis); Type locality: Kentucky
  • 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.
    • Chambers, V.T., 1878. Descriptions of new Tineina from Texas, and others from more northern localities. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4(3): 104.
    • Darbyshire, S.J., A. Francis, A. DiTommaso, D.R. Clements, 2012. The Biology of Canadian weeds. 150 Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 92(4): 729-746.
    • Frey, H. & J. Boll, 1876. Einige Tineen aus Texas. Entomologische Zeitung, 37: 217.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Microleps.org
    Phyllocnistis insignis
    © Charley Eiseman
    Phyllocnistis insignis
    5mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Phyllocnistis insignis
    LG – © McGuire Center Coll.
    Phyllocnistis insignis
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