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Oecophoridae 59a0057.11n – 1061.2   Borkhausenia cf. minutella (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cf. minutella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) Taxonomic Notes: Borkhausenia cf. minutella (Linnaeus, 1758) refers to specimens from Long Island, NY and CT which may refer to "true" minutella, a European species currently treated as extralimital to NA. This species is excluded by Pohl & Landry (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) pending confirmation by examining specimens.

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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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