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Nepticulidae 16a0079 – 0109   Zimmermannia grandisella (Chambers, 1880)

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Synonymy: grandisella (Chambers, 1880) (Nepticula) - MONA 1983: 109 acanthella (Wilkinson & Newton, 1981) (Ectoedemia) chloranthis; (van Nieukerken, 2018) (Ectoedemia) missp.; TL: (no type). chlorantis (Meyrick, 1928) (Ectoedemia) - MONA 1983: [54] Taxonomic Notes: Zimmermannia grandisella: Formerly placed in the genus Ectoedemia. Zimmermannia grandisella (Chambers, 1880) includes as a synonym Ectoedemia acanthella (Wilkinson & Newton, 1981) and Ectoedemia chlorantis Meyrick, 1928 (Van Nieukerken et al. 2016).

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) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Van Nieukerken, E.J., C. Doorenweerd, R.J.B. Hoare, D.R. Davis, 2016. Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea). ZooKeys, 628: 65-246. (PDF or read online)

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