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Oecophoridae 420043.00 – 1048 – Dafa formosella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) – Beautiful Epicallima Moth

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Distribution: Canada: ON (BOLD, iNaturalist); USA: MA & NY (BugGuide), NJ & GA (BOLD) - 1/2/2020. Hodges (1974) noted NA records only from Long Island, NY and northern NJ, none subsequent to 1940, indicating an introduced species that had died out. DNA barcoded specimens from North America (Ontario to Georgia), identified as Dafa formosella, cluster in or near BOLD:AAJ0628, a BIN group well separated (~5%) from AAJ0629, ABZ5765 and ABZ7271, three narrowly separated BINs containing specimens from Europe, indicating a potential cryptic Nearctic species near formosella with "true" formosella restricted to the Palearctic. - Steve Nanz (1/2/2020) Type Locality: Europe. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Dafa formosella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), transferred in Hodges (1974) from the genus Callima to Dafa, n. gen., is treated as a member of the genus Epicallima by some authors.

References

Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) - BIN: AAJ0628 Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) - BIN: AAJ0629 Hodges, R. W., 1974. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.2, p. 112; pl. 7.13. order Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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