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Blastobasidae 59a1755 – 1206.1   Holcocera villella (Busck, [1901] 1900)

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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. Similar Species: 59a1752 Holcocera immaculella Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: villella (Busck, [1901] 1900) (Triclonella) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Maryland. augusti Heinrich, 1920 (Holcocera) - MONA 1983: [1172] vilella; Dietz, 1910 (Holcocera) missp.; TL: (no type). Taxonomic Notes: Holcocera villella (Busck, [1901] 1900), n. comb., a species overlooked in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), includes as synonyms augusti (Heinrich, 1920) and vilella (Dietz, 1910) (missp.) - Adamski & Hodges (1996).

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. W. Hodges, 1996. An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(4): 716. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Busck, A., 1900. New American Tineina. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 238. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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