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Gracillariidae 33a0106 – 0654   Micrurapteryx occulta (Braun, 1922)

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Description/ Field Marks: "Closely allied to P. salicifoliella Clemens and P. thermopsella Chambers; it differs from the former by the longer more distinct white costal streaks, and shorter more indented white dorsal stripe; from the latter chiefly by the different lengths of the costal streaks and the nearly obsolete second costal streak.” (Braun 1922). Genitalia: See Kirichenko et al. (2016). Similar Species: 33a0107 Micrurapteryx salicifoliella: distinguished only by DNA or genitalia. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: occulta (Braun, 1922) (Parectopa) - MONA 1983: 654; TL: Powell County, KY. Note: Formerly in the genus Parectopa (Kirichenko et al. 2016) albicostella (Braun, 1925) (Parectopa) n. syn. - MONA 1983: [648]; TL: Spring Hollow, Cache Co., UT. Note: Formerly treated as a full species in the genus Parectopa (Kirichenko et al. 2016)

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) Braun, A.F., 1922. Microlepidoptera: notes and new species. The Canadian Entomologist, 54: 91. Braun, A.F., 1925. Microlepidoptera of Northern Utah. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 51(3): 183-226. Kirichenko, N., P. Triberti, M. Mutanen, E. Magnoux, J.-F. Landry, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, 2016. Systematics and biology of some species of Micrurapteryx Spuler (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) from the Holarctic Region, with re-description of M. caraganella (Hering) from Siberia. ZooKeys, 579: 125; figs. 6-10, 15, 21, 32–39, 44-46. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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