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Oecophoridae
59a0051 – 1055   Brymblia quadrimaculella (Chambers, 1875)

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Synonymy:
  • quadrimaculella Chambers 1875 (Oecophora) - MONA 1983: 1055; Type locality: "Spanish Bar", Clear Creek Co., CO
  • dimidiella Walsingham 1888 (Oecophora); Type locality: Sonoma Co., CA; Lake Tahoe; Manitou, CO
  • yukonella Lvovsky 2007 (Denisia) - MONA 1983: 1056.1; Type locality: "Canada, Yukon, 64°05 ?N, 139°05 ?W, Klondike Campground."
  • Taxonomic Notes: Brymblia quadrimaculella (Chambers, 1875) includes as a synonym Denisia yukonella Lvovsky, 2007 (Pohl & Landry in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    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.
    • Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina of Colorado. Cincinnati Quarterly Journal of Science, 2(4): 292.
    • Hodges, R. W., 1974. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.2, p. 117; pl. 6.14-15. order or free PDF
    • Lvovsky, A.L., 2007. Two new species of the genus Denisia, from the Caucasus and from Yukon Territory of Canada (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 16(2): 289-291.
    • Pohl, G. R. and 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).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1888. Steps towards a revision of Chambers' index, with notes and descriptions of new species. Insect Life. U.S. Department Agriculture, 1(5): 148.
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