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Glyphipterigidae
36a0226 – 2346.5   Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864)

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Synonymy:
  • perornatella Walker 1864 (Glyphipteryx)
  • fulgens Erschoff 1877 (Staintonia)
  • splendens Pryer 1877 (Lepidotarphius)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico. The presence within NA of this Asian species was first published in Austin et al., (2017), with its discovery in Iowa. The earliest known record is from Illinois in 2016 (Harrison et al. 2019).
    References
    • Austin, K.A., V. Nazari, JF.Landry, S.R. Johnson, 2017. Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864) (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) new to North America. News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 59(4): 182-184.
    • Austin, K.A., V. Nazari, JF.Landry, S.R. Johnson, 2017. Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864) (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) new to North America. News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 59(4): 182-184.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Harrison, T., A. Lawrance, and D. Taron, 2019. More on Lepidotarphius perornatella (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) in North America. News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 61(3): 125.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Lepidotarphius perornatella
    LG – © James Hully
    Lepidotarphius perornatella
    LG – © Jim Vargo

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