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Gracillariidae 330115.00 – 0594 – Caloptilia belfragella (Chambers, 1875)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Caloptilia belfragella (Chambers, 1875) corrects the spelling of belfrageella in the 1983 Hodges Checklist. Chambers (1875, Canadian Entomologist Vol. 7) described this species twice as a new species under two different names, belfragella on p. 8 and belfragella on p. 92., World Catalogue of Insects. 6: 1-502.

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. De Prins, W. & J. De Prins, 2005. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 6: 1-502. Species information at Microleps.Org Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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