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Pterophoridae 63a0133 – 6161   Oidaematophorus occidentalis Walsingham, 1880              Western Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: occidentalis Walsingham, 1880 (Oidaematophorus) - MONA 1983: 6161 californica (Grinnell, 1908) (Stenoptilia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Gielis, C., 2011. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 85(10): 589-824. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.32m; p. 120. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, p. 37.

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