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Scythrididae 59a1710 – 1668   Scythris immaculatella Chambers, 1875

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Similar Species: 59a1723 Landryia impositella 59a1724 Landryia matutella Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: immaculatella Chambers, 1875 (Scythris) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] kostjuki Sinev, 2001 (Scythris) pacifica McDunnough, 1927 (Scythris) - MONA 1983: [1668] Taxonomic Notes: Scythris immaculatella Chambers, 1875, formerly treated as a synonym of L. impositella (Zeller, 1855) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is raised to full species with pacifica (McDunnough, 1927) as a synonym in Landry (1991).

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Landry, J.-F., 1991. Systematics of Nearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea): phylogeny and classification of supraspecific taxa, with a review of described species. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 123(S160): 3-341. (abstract and access (fee)) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 6.42m; p. 79. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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