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Plutellidae 360079.00 – 2358.2 – Plutella hyperboreella Strand, 1902

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Plutella hyperboreella Strand, 1902 • Plutella polaris of authors not Zeller, 1880 Taxonomic Notes: Plutella hyperboreella Strand, 1902 is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, Zootaxa, 3749(1): 21. Baraniak (2007) places this species in the genus Plutelloptera, n. gen., a treatment apparently not widely accepted and ignored by subsequent authors.

References

Baraniak, E., 2007. Taxonomic revision of the genus Plutella Schrank, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) from the Palaearctic region with notes on its phylogeny. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne, 76 Supplement:1-122 Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Landry, J.-F., V. Nazari, J.R. Dewaard, M. Mutanen, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, P. Huemer, P.D.N. Hebert, 2013. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology. Zootaxa, 3749(1): 1-93.

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