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Tineidae
300041 – 0329   Amydria brevipennella Dietz, 1905

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Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Detritophagous.  Host genera: Detritophagous.  Host extended: Detritophagous (Heppner 2007).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Caution: the genus Amydria contains many undescribed species and dissection is required for identification. Mapping and placement of all images in this genus should be considered tentative.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • brevipennella Dietz, 1905 (Amydria) - MONA 1983: 329
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAD2338 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Dietz, W.G., 1905. Revision of the genera and species of the Tineid subfamilies Amydriinae and Tineinae inhabiting north America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 31: 5.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Amydria brevipennella
    DNA - LG(cc) CBG Photog. Grp. (USNM)
    Amydria brevipennella
    DNA - LG – © J-F Landry (CNC)

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