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Bucculatricidae 33a0092 – 0572   Bucculatrix ainsliella Murtfeldt, 1905              Murtfeldt's Oak Skeletonizer

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Description/ Field Marks: See Braun (1963). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ainsliella Murtfeldt, 1905 (Bucculatrix) - MONA 1983: 572

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. Braun, A.F., 1963. The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 18: 167. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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