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Species Duospina trichella - Hodges#1420

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micro - Duospina trichella Unknown micromoth - Duospina trichella - male Duospina trichella Duospina trichella Gelechiidae sp? - Duospina trichella Duospina trichella Pennsylvania Moth - Duospina trichella Pennsylvania Moth - Duospina trichella
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Batrachedridae
Genus Duospina
Species trichella (Duospina trichella - Hodges#1420)

Hodges Number

1420

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Duospina trichella (Busck, 1908)

Identification

Genitalia:

Print References

Hodges, R.W., 1966. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 92(4): 585-651.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group – images of live and pinned adults
BOLD Systems - images of pinned DNA supported specimens
Contributed by Ken Childs on 5 August, 2015 - 10:31pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 2 September, 2023 - 10:00pm

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