Rufous-tipped Swammerdamia Moth Swammerdamia pyrella Villers, 1789    Synonyms: Hodges #2414, Swammerdamia beirnei.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Yponomeutidae   >   Genus Swammerdamia   

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"Doganlar (1979) appears to have replaced this with Swammerdamia beirnei based on slight differences is wing pattern and genitalia. BOLD barcodes do not appear to distinguish between North American samples of beirnei and pyrella. It seems that either the species currently treated here as pyrella should include as a synonym beirnei or it should be changed to beirnei (BugGuide, 8/7/2017). BugGuide retains this species as Swammerdamia pyrella.

There are 4 records in the project database.

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A Rufous-tipped Swammerdamia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/4/2017). Determined by Hugh McGuinness. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Rufous-tipped Swammerdamia Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Rufous-tipped Swammerdamia Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Rufous-tipped Swammerdamia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)


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