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

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) 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.

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