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Prodoxidae 21a0004 – 0194   Greya politella (Walsingham, 1888)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: politella (Walsingham, 1888) (Incurvaria) - MONA 1983: 194; Lectotype: The Dalles, Wasco Co., OR. Note: Lectotype designated by D. Davis.

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) Davis, D.R., O. Pellmyr, J.N. Thompson, 1992. Biology and Systematics of Greya Busck and Tetragma, New Genus (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 524: 43; figs. 1-4, 17, 18, 20-24, 30, 38, 39, 123-180, 266, 319-322, 366; map 4. (download) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 1.29f; p. 41. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1888. Steps towards a revision of Chambers' index, with notes and descriptions of new species. Insect Life. U.S. Department Agriculture, 1: 146.

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