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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Gelechiidae 590614 – 1700 – Isophrictis rudbeckiella Bottimer, 1926

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Bottimer, L.J., 1926. Notes on some Lepidoptera from eastern Texas. Journal of Agricultural Research, 33(9): 810 - archived. Heinrich, C., 1921. Some Lepidoptera likely to be confused with the Pink Bollworm. Journal of Agricultural Research, 20(11): 813, pl. 95, fig. A (gen. - , as similiella). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

Adult - © Tom Murray - Genitalia - © Anthony W. Thomas Separated from Isophrictis similiella by much longer valva.

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