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Gelechiidae 59a0814 – 1895   Prolita puertella (Busck, 1916)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: puertella Busck 1916 (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: 1895; Type locality: Holotype: La Puerta, CA

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. Busck, A., 1916. Descriptions of new North American Microlepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 18: 148. Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

- Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

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