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Gelechiidae 59a1160 – 2206.1   Faculta synthetica (Walsingham, 1911)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: synthetica (Walsingham, 1911) (Gelechia) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Sonora, Mexico. Taxonomic Notes: Faculta synthetica (Walsingham, 1911) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, Zootaxa, 2231: 22.

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Lee, S., R.W. Hodges, & R.L. Brown, 2009. Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1909-1915. Insecta, Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Vol. IV, Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, Pyralidina and Hepialina (part). Biologia Centrali-Americana, 4: 67.

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