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Tineidae
300038 – 0429   Lindera tessellatella Blanchard, 1854
Distribution Data for Lindera tessellatella
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Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Detritophagous.  Host genera: Detritophagous.  Notes: included in a group described as refuse feeders & household pests (Clarke 1965).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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Synonymy:
  • tessellatella Blanchard, 1854 (Lindera) - MONA 1983: 429; TL: "cordilleras de Elqui [Chile]".
  • bogotatella Walker, 1864 (Lindera); TL: Bogota, Columbia.
  • calcularis (Meyrick, 1906) (Setomorpha); TL: "Adelaide" [Australia].
  • cruciferella (Dietz, 1905) (Paraneura); TL: "California Mt. View)".
  • ehrhornella (Dietz, 1905) (Paraneura); TL: "California Mt. View)".
  • simulella (Dietz, 1905) (Paraneura); TL: "Folsom; Los Angels [California]".
  • variegella (Blanchard, 1854) (Palpula); TL: "Coquimbo [Chile].
  • 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:AAX5110 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Blanchard, E., 1854. Insectos, orden VI, Lepidopteros. in Gay, Historia Fisica y Polit. Chile. Zoologia, 7: 106 (tessellatella); 108 (variegella).
    • Clarke, J.F.G., 1967. Neotropical Microlepidoptera, 14. Chilean microlepidoptera described by Eniilio Blanchard. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 122: 7; figs. 5a-b.
    • 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: 13. (cruciferella, ehrhornella, simulella, syn.)
    • 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)
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    Lindera tessellatella
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