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Pterophoridae 63a0135 – 6163   Oidaematophorus cretidactylus (Fitch, 1855)              Chalky Plume

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cretidactylus Fitch 1855 (Pterophorus) - MONA 1983: 6163 gypsodactylus Walsingham 1880 (Oidaematophorus)

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. Fitch, A., 1855. Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society, 14: 849. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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