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Pterophoridae 63a0053 – 6103   Michaelophorus indentatus (Meyrick, 1930)              Hourglass Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: indentatus (Meyrick, 1930) (Oxyptilus) - MONA 1983: 6103; TL: Fort Davis, TX; Bent, NM.

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) 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. Meyrick, E., 1930. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3(18): 564. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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