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Pterolonchidae
59a1352.42 – 1076.1   Coelopoeta phaceliae Kaila, 1995

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Description/
Field Marks:
See Kaila (2024), Zootaxa, 5458(3): 371.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • phaceliae Kaila 1995 (Coelopoeta); Type locality: Holotype: U.S.A, California: Modoc Co., Fandango Pass, 6100’
  • Taxonomic Notes: Coelopoeta phaceliae Kaila, 1995, n. sp., Jour. Lepid. Soc., v. 49, p. 171-178.
    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.
    • Kaila, L., 1995. A review of Coelopoeta (Elachistidae), with descriptions of two new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 49: 171-178.
    • Kaila, L., 2024. A review of Coelopoetinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Pterolonchidae), a moth subfamily confined to western North America, with descriptions of seven new species. Zootaxa, 5458(3): 361-384.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 5.45m; p. 74. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Coelopoeta phaceliae
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    Coelopoeta phaceliae
    - LG – © Lauri Kaila
    Coelopoeta phaceliae
    - LG – © Lauri Kaila
    Coelopoeta phaceliae
    - LG – © Lauri Kaila
    Coelopoeta phaceliae
    - LG – © Lauri Kaila
    Coelopoeta phaceliae
    - paratype - LG – © Lauri Kaila
    Coelopoeta phaceliae
    - paratype - LG – © Lauri Kaila

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