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Coleophoridae 59a1615.2 – 1271.1   Coleophora prunifoliae Doets, 1944              New Sloe Case-Bearer

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Distribution: Canada: Port Coquitlam, BC; USA: Olympia, Washington (BOLD, det. JF Landry). Type locality: Utrecht, Rhenen, Holland. Similar Species: Coleophora spinella (Schrank, 1802) is separated by genitalia. Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761) is separated by genitalia. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Coleophora prunifoliae Doets, 1944 is now recognized within the North American fauna in Landry (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACE6194 Doets, 1944. Coleophora prunifoliae nov. spec. (Lep. Coleophoridae.). Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 29: 103-104; pl. 1, figs. 1-6a (genitalia). Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).

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