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Blastobasidae 59a1760 – 1169.1   Calosima lucidella Adamski, 1989

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Description/ Field Marks: Warning: examination of genitalia is typically required for species level identification of specimens in all genera of this family. Genitalia: See Adamski (1989). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lucidella Adamski, 1989 (Calosima) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; Holotype: USA, Florida, Lake Placid, Archbold Biological Station. Taxonomic Notes: Calosima lucidella Adamski, 1989, n. sp., Miss. Agr. For. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bull. 165: 18.

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

Adamski, D. & R.L. Brown, 1989. Morphology and systematics of North American Blastobasidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). United States Department of Agriculture, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Technical Bulletin, 165: 18; figs. 22, 44, 45, 125. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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