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Nepticulidae
16a0078 – 0055   Zimmermannia bosquella (Chambers, 1878)

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Synonymy:
  • bosquella (Chambers, 1878) (Nepticula) rev. stat., n. comb. - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: Bosque Co., Texas.
  • bosqueella; (Chambers, 1878) (Nepticula) missp.; TL: (no type).
  • castaneae (Busck, 1913) (Ectoedemia) - MONA 1983: [56]
  • heinrichi (Busck, 1914) (Ectoedemia) - MONA 1983: [55]
  • helenella (Wilkinson, 1981) (Ectoedemia)
  • obrutella of Wilkinson & Scoble, 1981; (not Zeller, 1873) (Trifurcula) misappl.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Zimmermannia bosquella (Chambers, 1878), rev. stat., n. comb., formerly treated as a synonym of obrutella (Zeller, 1873) in the genus Ectoedemia, includes as synonyms heinrichi (Busck, 19140), castaneae (Busck, 1913) and helenella (Wilkinson, 1981).
    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)
    • 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): 106.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • 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)
    • Wilkinson, C., P.J. Newton, 1981. The micro-lepidopteran genus Ectoedemia Busck (Nepticulidae) in North America. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 124: 27-92.
    Zimmermannia bosquella
    DNA - © Charley Eiseman
    Zimmermannia bosquella
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    Zimmermannia bosquella
    © Ken Childs
    Zimmermannia bosquella
    © Tom Murray
    Zimmermannia bosquella
    9mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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