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Pterolonchidae 59a1352.45n – 1076.4   Coelopoeta aurora Kaila, 2024

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: aurora Kaila 2024 (Coelopoeta); Type locality: Holotype: Colorado, Gilpin County, 2538 Golden Gate Canyon Road, 2674 m/8774 ft Taxonomic Notes: Coelopoeta aurora Kaila, 2024, n. sp., Zootaxa, 5458(3): 374, is a member of the glutinosi species group.

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., 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.

- holotype - LG – © Lauri Kaila - paratype - LG – © Lauri Kaila

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