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Choreutidae
47a0025 – 2637   Caloreas caliginosa (Braun, 1921)

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Distribution: Montana (and possibly Alberta) south to Arizona and New Mexicio - Heppner (2022).
Holotype: Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, MT.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Choreutis caliginosa Braun, 1921
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., 1921. Two Weeks Collecting in Glacier National Park. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 73(1): 13.
  • Heppner, J.B., 2022. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 6. Genus Caloreas and new genus Neocaloreas (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 15(1-2): 56; Fig. 43, 49, 59, F13, M13.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Caloreas caliginosa
(cc) CBG Photog. Grp. (USNM)
Caloreas caliginosa
(cc) CBG Photog. Grp. (USNM)

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