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Praydidae 36a0040 – 2416.2   Prays fraxinella (Bjerkander, 1784)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: curtisii (Haworth, 1828) (Erminea) fraxinella (Bjerkander, 1784) (Tinea) caenobitella (Hübner, [1813] 1816) (Tinea) circulella (Fabricius, 1794) (Tinea) curtisella Donovan, 1793 (Prays) hortuella (Stephens, 1834) (Anacampsis) maculella (Fabricius, 1794) (Tinea) Taxonomic Notes: Prays fraxinella (Bjerkander, 1784) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, Biodiversity and Conservation. 18: 3825-3839.

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 deWaard, J.R., J.-F. Landry, B.C. Schmidt, J. Derhousoff, J.A. McLean, L.M. Humble, 2009. In the dark in a large urban park: DNA barcodes illuminate cryptic and introduced moth species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 18: 3825-3839.

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