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Gracillariidae 33a0374 – 0846   Phyllocnistis insignis Frey & Boll, 1876

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Distribution: Eastern USA. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: insignis Frey & Boll, 1876 (Phyllocnistis) - MONA 1983: 846; TL: Dallas, TX. erechtiisella McDunnough, 1939 (Phyllocnistis) erechtitisella Chambers, 1878 (Phyllocnistis); TL: Kentucky.

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. Chambers, V.T., 1878. Descriptions of new Tineina from Texas, and others from more northern localities. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4(3): 104. Darbyshire, S.J., A. Francis, A. DiTommaso, D.R. Clements, 2012. The Biology of Canadian weeds. 150 Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 92(4): 729-746. Frey, H. & J. Boll, 1876. Einige Tineen aus Texas. Entomologische Zeitung, 37: 217. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org Species Page at iNaturalist

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