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Glyphipterigidae 36a0226 – 2346.5   Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: perornatella (Walker, 1864) (Glyphipteryx) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] fulgens (Erschoff, 1877) (Staintonia) splendens Pryer, 1877 (Lepidotarphius) Taxonomic Notes: Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico. The presence within NA of this Asian species was first published in Austin et al., (2017), with its discovery in Iowa. The earliest known record is from Illinois in 2016 (Harrison et al. 2019).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Austin, K.A., V. Nazari, JF.Landry, S.R. Johnson, 2017. Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864) (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) new to North America. News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 59(4): 182-184. Austin, K.A., V. Nazari, JF.Landry, S.R. Johnson, 2017. Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864) (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) new to North America. News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 59(4): 182-184. Barcode of Life (BOLD) Harrison, T., A. Lawrance, and D. Taron, 2019. More on Lepidotarphius perornatella (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) in North America. News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 61(3): 125. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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