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Pterophoridae 63a0051 – 6118   Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham, 1880)              Geranium Plume Moth

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Genitalia: See punctidactyla in Barnes & Benjamin (1921). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pica (Walsingham, 1880) (Amblyptilus) - MONA 1983: 6118 acanthodactyla of authors; (not Hübner, [1813]) (Alucita) misappl. calisequoiae (Lange, 1950) (Platyptilia) cosmodactyla of authors; (not Hübner, [1819]) (Alucita) misappl. crataea (Fletcher, 1940) (Platyptilia) marina (Lange, 1950) (Platyptilia) monticola (Grinnell, 1908) (Platyptilia) punctidactyla of authors; (not Haworth, 1811) (Alucita) misappl. sierra (Lange, 1950) (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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Barnes, W. & A.W. Lindsey, 1921. The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 4(4): 317-321; pl. 41, fis. 10-12; pl. 50, fig. 13. (punctidactyla and pica). 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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.26f; p. 119. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, p. 21.

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