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Pterophoridae 63a0142 – 6171   Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880              Wormwood Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: grisescens Walsingham 1880 (Oidaematophorus) - MONA 1983: 6171 acrias Meyrick 1908 (Pterophorus) behrii Grinnell 1908 (Pterophorus)

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. 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 Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, p. 34.

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