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Gelechiidae 59a0741 – 1823   Coleotechnites nigritus (Hodges, 1983)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: nigritus (Hodges, 1983) (Recurvaria) - MONA 1983: 1823 niger; (Busck, 1903) (Recurvaria) missp.; TL: (no type). nigra (Busck, 1903) (Recurvaria) preocc.

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) Busck, A., 1903. A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Gelechiidae, with Descriptions of New Species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 25(1304): 814. Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 1-4: 550. Hodges, R.W., 1983. In: Hodges, R. W. et al.: Check List of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico including Greenland. - E. W. Classey Ltd. and the Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 20. (read online) Species Page at iNaturalist

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