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Hepialidae 110007 – 0028   Gazoryctra mathewi (Edwards, 1874)              Matthew's Ghost Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mathewi (Edwards, 1874) (Epialus) - MONA 1983: 28; TL: Vancouver Island, BC. Taxonomic Notes: Gazoryctra mathewi (Edwards, 1874), n. comb. in Wagner & Tindale (1988).

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. Edwards, H., 1874. Pacific Coast Lepidoptera. No 4. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Heterocera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 5: 265. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Wagner, D.L. & N.B. Tindale, 1988. An appraisal of Gazoryctra Hubner (Hepialidae) and description of a new species from Arizona and New Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 42: 204-212.

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