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Pterophoridae 63a0041 – 6138   Paraplatyptilia cooleyi (Fernald, 1898)              Cooley's Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cooleyi (Fernald, 1898) (Platyptilia) - MONA 1983: 6138 schwarzi (Dyar, 1903) (Stenoptilia)

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. Fernald, C.H., 1898. The Pterophoridae of North America. Hatch Experiment Station of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, p. 30. 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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