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Pterophoridae 630051 – 6118 – Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham, 1880) – Geranium Plume Moth

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) Barnes, W. & A.W. Lindsey, 1921. The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 4(4): 317-321; pl. 41, fis. 10-12; pl. 50, fig. 13. (punctidactyla and pica). Gielis, C., 2006. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 80-2 (1): 1-290. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.26f; p. 119. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, p. 21.

(cc) Carle Bélanger , Jonathan Gagnon, leg. Det: Carle Belanger

(cc) Carle Bélanger , Jonathan Gagnon, leg. Det: Carle Belanger

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