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Pterophoridae 63a0073 – 6101   Trichoptilus pygmaeus Walsingham, 1880              Pygmy Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pygmaeus Walsingham, 1880 (Trichoptilus) - MONA 1983: 6101

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. Gielis, C., 2006. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 80-2 (1): 1-290. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.8m; p. 118. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, p. 64.

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