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Elachistidae 59a1498.5n – 1078.5   Urodeta conocarpi Eiseman, 2025

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Larva and Host Plants: Conocarpus Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: conocarpi Eiseman, 2025 (Urodeta) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Florida: Monroe Co., Tavernier Taxonomic Notes: Urodeta conocarpi Eiseman, 2025, n. sp., is described from Florida.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Eiseman, C.S., D.J. Ringer, T. Irvine & T.S. Feldman, 2025. A new species of Urodeta Stainton (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) mining leaves of button mangrove (Combretaceae: Conocarpus erectus L.) in Florida and the Caribbean. Zootaxa, 5683(4): 530-542. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

- paratype - LG - (cc) Thomas Irvine

- holotype - LG – © Charley Eiseman - paratype - LG – © Charley Eiseman

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