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Gelechiidae 59a0533 – 2287   Dichomeris ventrellus (Fitch, 1854)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ventrellus Fitch 1854 (Chaetochilus) - MONA 1983: 2287; Type locality: New York querciella Chambers 1872 (Ypsolophus); Type locality: Kentucky roseocostellus Walsingham 1882 (Ypsolophus); Type locality: St. Louis, Missouri trinotella Coquillett 1883 (Nothris); Type locality: Illinois unicipunctellus Clemens 1860 (Ypsolophus); Type locality: not given [Easton, Pennsylvania]

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Chambers, V.T., 1872. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 4: 223. Hodges, R. W., 1986. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 7.1, p. 74; pl. 1.31-36. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

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