Moth Photographers Group – Keiferia trixivora

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Gelechiidae

59a1350.1n – 2050.3 Keiferia trixivora Eiseman & Landry, 2026

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paratype - LG - (cc) Eiseman & Landry (2026)

Distribution Data for Keiferia trixivora

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Synonymy:	trixivora Eiseman & Landry, 2026 (Keiferia) - MONA 1983: 2047; Holotype: USA: California: San Diego Co., Tubb Canyon.
Host Plants:	American Threefold (Trixis californica).
Similar : Species	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

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) - BIN: BOLD:ADE2085 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
Eiseman, C.S. & J-F. Landry, 2026. Two new species of Keiferia Busck (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from North and Central America. Insecta Mundi, 1197: 9; fig. 2, 6-10, 21-24, 29, 32, 33, 34-39. (abstract and PDF)

- paratype - LG – (cc) Eiseman & Landry (2026)

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