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Pterophoridae 63a0155 – 6157   Adaina montanus (Walsingham, 1880)              Mountain Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: montanus Walsingham 1880 (Aciptilus) - MONA 1983: 6157 declivis Meyrick 1913 (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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.30m; p. 120. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. John Van Voorst, London, p. 59.

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