Scythrididae
59a1723 –
1662 Landryia impositella
(Zeller, 1855)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Asteraceae. Host genera: Ambrosia Symphyotrichum[=Aster]. Notes: blotch mine (Powell & Opler 2009). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- 59a1724 Landryia matutella
- 59a1710 Scythris immaculatella
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
impositella (Zeller, 1855) (Butalis) - MONA 1983: 1662; TL: Texas.monstratella (Walker, 1864) (Butalis) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Landryia impositella (Zeller, 1855), n. comb. (Kemal & Koçak 2006); Landryia Kemal & Koçak, 2006 is a replacement name for the generic name Asymmetrura Landry, 1991, a junior homonym of Asymmetrura Farina, 1981. |
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| 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.
- Kemal, M. & A.O. Koçak, 2006. Nemophora eretna n.sp. from Turkey (Adelidae, Lepidoptera). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers, 100: 1-8.
- Landry, J.-F., 1991. Systematics of Nearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea): phylogeny and classification of supraspecific taxa, with a review of described species. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 123(S160): 3-341. (abstract and access (fee))
- 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)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at Microleps.org
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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