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Pterophoridae 63a0015 – 6119   Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)              Lantana Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) (Oxyptilus) - MONA 1983: 6119; TL: Jamaica. hemimetra (Meyrick, 1886) (Platyptilia) lantana (Busck, 1914) (Platyptilia) lantanadactyla (Amsel, 1951) (Platyptilia) technidion (Zeller, 1877) (Platyptilia) teleacma (Meyrick, 1932) (Platyptilia)

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) Gielis, C., 2006. Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 80-2 (1): 1-290. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 30: 933.

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