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Gracillariidae 33a0119 – 0650   "Parectopa" bumeliella Braun, 1939

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Larva and Host Plants: Miner of Bumelia lycioides. Similar Species: Lyonetia spp.. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: bumeliella Braun, 1939 (Parectopa) mispl. - MONA 1983: 650; TL: Mamoth Cave, KY. Taxonomic Notes: "Parectopa" bumeliella Braun, 1939, prov. pl. in Eiseman & Davis in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023).

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., 1939. Notes and new species: Gracilariidae [sic] (Microlepidoptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 32(2): 284. Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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