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Choreutidae 47a0032 – 2641   Neocaloreas leucobasis (Fernald, 1900)

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Distribution: "Southeastern Canada (Ontario and Quebec) and northeastern USA (Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont) (likely also in Maine and northern New York; Connecticut?)" - Heppner (2022). Synonymy: leucobasis (Fernald, 1900) (Choreutis) - MONA 1983: 2641; Lectotype: [Amherst, Hampshire Co.], Massachusetts. leucobasis (Dyar, 1900) (Choreutis) nom. nud. Taxonomic Notes: Neocaloreas leucobasis (Dyar, 1900), n. comb. in Heppner (2022), was formerly in the genus Caloreas, Lepidoptera Novae, 15(1-2): 66.

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) Fernald, C.H., 1900. On the North American species of Choreutis and its allies. The Canadian Entomologist, 32: 245. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Heppner, J.B., 2022. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 6. Genus Caloreas and new genus Neocaloreas (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 15(1-2): 66; Fig. 51, 74-76, 84-87, F20, M20. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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