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Depressariidae 59a0174 – 0967   Ethmia brevistriga Clarke, 1950

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Distribution: CA Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: brevistriga Clarke, 1950 (Ethmia) - MONA 1983: 967 ssp. a. brevistriga Clarke, 1950 (Ethmia) ssp. b. aridicola Powell, 1973 (Ethmia)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 5.18m; p. 69. Book Review and ordering Powell, J.A., 1973. A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 120: 1-302. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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