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Blastobasidae 591758 – 1169 – Calosima dianella Dietz, 1910 – Eastern Pine Catkin Borer

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Calosima dianella Dietz, 1910 includes as a synonym 1194 Calosima lepidophaga (Clarke 1960) in Adamski & Hodges (1996) Proc. Entom. Soc. Wash., 98(4): 717.

Adamski, D. & R. W. Hodges, 1996. An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(4): 717. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Dietz, W.G., 1910. Revision of the Blastobasidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 36: 22. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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