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Oecophoridae 59a0065.15n – 1841.89   Besciva nr. longitudinella (Busck, 1914)

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Distribution: Florida, Kimball (1965:278) and possibly to Texas if images are correctly identified. Similar Species: 2216 Ymeldia janae Hodges, 1965 bears little resemblance to Besciva but images previously shown for that species would appear to refer Besciva. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: nr. longitudinella (Busck, 1914) Taxonomic Notes: Besciva nr. longitudinella Busck, 1914 refers here to one or more species represented by the BIN groups BOLD:AAH4557, BOLD:AAM8599, BOLD:ABA4722, and BOLD:ABX3462. DNA barcode places those BINs near Ymeldia janae Hodges, 1965. Besciva n. sp. was listed in Kimball (1965:278) from Florida.

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) - BIN: BOLD:AAH4557 Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAM8599 Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ABA4722 Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ABX3462 Busck, A., 1914. New genera and species of Microlepidoptera from Panama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 47: 5. Heppner, J.B., [2007] 2003. Lepidoptera of Florida, Part 1: Introduction and Catalog. Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas, 17: 1-670. Kimball, C.P., 1965. Lepidoptera of Florida. Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas, 1: 1-363. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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