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Genus Carolana

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moth - Carolana ascriptella Unknown Moth - Carolana ascriptella 1062, Carolana ascriptella - Carolana ascriptella micro id help, please - Carolana ascriptella Carolana ascriptella - male Carolana ascriptella - male Carolana ascriptella - male Carolana ascriptella
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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 Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths)
Subfamily Oecophorinae
Tribe Oecophorini
Genus Carolana

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Carolana Clarke, 1941

Numbers

Carolana ascriptella, Busck 1908
Carolana golmeia Hodges, Hodges 1974

Print References

Clarke, J.F.G. 1941. Revision of the North American moths of the family Oecophoridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90(3107): 239-240 (1)

Works Cited

1.Revision of the North American moths of the family Oecophoridae, with descriptions of new genera and species
J. F. Gates Clarke. 1941. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90(3107): 33-286.
Contributed by tom murray on 4 January, 2008 - 7:20pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 17 June, 2014 - 9:50am

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