Moth Photographers Group – Genitalia – 590498 – 2252

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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Gelechiidae

590498 – 2252 – Compsolechia crescentifasciella (Chambers, 1874)

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Compsolechia crescentifasciella (Chambers, 1874): the true identity of crescentifasciella is currently unknown; its placement in the genus Compsolechia has consequently been retained, Sangmi Lee (pers. comm., 2024).

Caution: USNM Type No. 447 (USNMENT00834895), a female, is erroneously identified as the "holotype" of crescentifasciella and may represent a different species. It is in the type series (apparently all females), but Chambers never designated a holotype. This species is apparently confused with Anacampsis comparanda (Meyrick, 1929) in collections, at BOLD, and on community websites. Whether the two names represent the same species is a question for future study. (Mark Metz, pers. comm., 2024)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Chambers, V.T., 1874. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 6(12): 237.
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at iNaturalist

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