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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). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: leucobasis Fernald 1900 (Choreutis) - MONA 1983: 2641; Type locality: 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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. 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

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