Choreutidae
47a0001 –
2627 Brenthia pavonacella
Clemens, 1860
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| Taxonomic: Notes |
Brenthia pavonacella Clemens, 1860 erroneously includes as a synonym amphicarpeoeana (Clemens, 1878) in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023); the author should be (Chambers, 1878). Chambers (1878) explained that he intended to propose this name prior to learning that the species had likely already been described by Clemens. |
| Synonymy: |
pavonacella Clemens, 1860 (Brenthia) - MONA 1983: 2627amphicarpeoeana (Chambers, 1878) (Microaethia)
Note: Authorship was inadvertently attributed to “(Clemens, 1878)” in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023) (Pohl & Nanz 2025). pavonicella; Chambers, 1878 (Brenthia) missp.; TL: (no type). |
| Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Fabaceae. Host genera: Amphicarpaea Desmodium Hylodesmum. (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
| Similar : Species |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Chambers, V.T., 1878. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 10(4): 76.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Heppner, J.B., 2010. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 2. Genus Brenthia (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Brenthiinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 3(3): 159-163.
- Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz, 2025. Corrections to the 2023 “Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico”. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 104-116.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at Microleps.org
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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