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Gelechiidae 59a1126 – 2173   Filatima shastaella (Gaede, 1937)

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Distribution: Type locality: Mount Shasta, CA. Genitalia: See Clarke (1947). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Gelechia shastaella Gaede, 1937 • Gelechia albifemorella Clarke, 1932 • Filatima clarkella Busck, 1939 Taxonomic Notes: Filatima shastaella (Gaede, 1937) is a replacement name for Gelechia albifemorella Clarke, 1932 (a preoccupied name).

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., 1939. Restriction of the genus Gelechia (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), with description of new genera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 86: 576. (clarkella) Clarke, J.F., 1932. Notes and new species of Microlepidoptera from Washington State. The Canadian Entomologist, 64(3): 63-69. (albifemorella) Clarke, J.F., 1947. Notes on, and new species of, American moths of the genus Filatima Busck (Gelechiidae: Lepidoptera). The Canadian Entomologist, 37: 266. Gaede, M., 1937. Gelechiidae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 79: 212.

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