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Depressariidae
59a0122 – 0908   Exaeretia ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)

DNA - © Jim Moore
Larva and
Host Plants:
Depressaria synonymsciadopa Meyrick, 1920
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) (Depressaria) - MONA 1983: 0908
  • isa (Clarke, 1947) (Martyrhilda)
  • klamathiana (Walsingham, 1881) (Depressaria)
  • kusnezovi (Krulikowsky, 1908) (Depressaria)
  • sciadopa (Meyrick, 1920) (Depressaria) REV. SYN.
  • smolandiae (Palm, 1943) (Depressaria)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Exaeretia ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846), formerly in the genus Depressariodes, n. syn. ( Becker 1984), includes as a synonym Agonopterix sciadopa (Meyrick, 1920), formerly a synonym of Agonopterix canadensis (Busck, 1902), (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.
    • Becker, V.O., 1984. Taxonomic Notes on the Neotropical Microlepidoptera. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 28(2): 129-201.
    • Hodges, R. W., 1974. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.2, p. 49; pl. 3.18-27. order or free PDF
    • 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
    Exaeretia ciniflonella
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    Exaeretia ciniflonella
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    Exaeretia ciniflonella
    DNA - © Libby & Rick Avis
    Exaeretia ciniflonella
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    Exaeretia ciniflonella
    LG – © Kyle Johnson

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