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Coleophoridae
59a1599.1 – 1387   Coleophora mayrella (Hübner, [1813])
             Metallic Coleophora

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Synonymy:
  • mayrella Hübner [1813] (Tinea)
  • aeneusella Chambers 1874 (Coleophora)
  • aenusella Chambers 1878 (Coleophora)
  • auropurpuriella Chambers 1874 (Coleophora)
  • coruscipennella Clemens 1860 (Coleophora)
  • fabriciella Villers 1789 (Phalaena)
  • moldaviella Neme? 2004 (Coleophora)
  • spissicornis Haworth 1828 (Porrectaria)
  • trochilipennella Costa 1836 (Elachista)
  • tuscaemiliella Constantini 1923 (Coleophora)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Coleophora mayrella (Hübner, [1813]) includes as synonyms 1391 C. aeneusella and 1392 C. aenusella, the latter being a misspelling of the former, World Catalog of Insects. 8: 1-215.
    References
    • Baldizzone, G., H. van der Wolf, J.-F. Landry, 2006. Coleophoridae, Coleophorinae (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 8: 1-215.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 6.16f; p. 75. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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