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

© Rephah Berg
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)
  • calisequoiae Lange 1950 (Platyptilia)
  • cosmodactyla of authors not Hübner [1819] (Alucita)
  • crataea Fletcher 1940 (Platyptilia)
  • marina Lange 1950 (Platyptilia)
  • monticola Grinnell 1908 (Platyptilia)
  • punctidactyla of authors not Haworth 1811 (Alucita)
  • sierra Lange 1950 (Platyptilia)
  • 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.
    • 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
    • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, p. 21.
    Amblyptilia pica
    © Joyce Gross
    Amblyptilia pica
    © Larry Friesen
    Amblyptilia pica
    © Will Chatfield-Taylor
    Amblyptilia pica
    © Ron Hemberger [T]
    Amblyptilia pica
    © John Davis
    Amblyptilia pica
    © Kevin Hall
    Amblyptilia pica
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Amblyptilia pica
    18mm – © Jim Vargo

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