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Lyonetiidae
36a0042 – 0469   Lyonetia candida Braun, 1916
Distribution Data for Lyonetia candida
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Distribution: Type locality: "Santa Cruz Big Trees, Calif."
Similar Species:
  • ledi from northern Europe and northern Yukon).
  • BOLD:ACI8280 (nr. ledi? from Canada: NL, PE, QC, NC, BC, YT).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Taxonomic Notes: Lyonetia candida Braun, 1916 was treated as a synonym of L. ledi in Kuroko (1964:23) without explanation. The synonymy was not recognized in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and is rejected by Sohn in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023). Specimens from California are well separated by DNA barcode from those in Europe and northern Yukon.
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:AAE8230 (ledi)
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAJ2456 (candida?)
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACI8280 (sp. nr. ledi?)
  • Braun, A.F., 1916. New species of Microlepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 48: 140.
  • Kuroko, H., 1964. Revisional Studies On The Family Lyonetiidae Of Japan (Lepidoptera). Esakia, 4: 1-61; 17 pls.
  • 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).
Lyonetia candida
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