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Choreutidae 47a0035 – 2643.1   Tebenna chrysobalia Heppner, 2023

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Distribution: MT, WY, UT, CO, NV (Heppner 2023). Holotype: Aspen, Pitkin Co., CO. Larva and Host Plants: Wyethia amplexicaulis. Description/ Field Marks: A member of the balsamorrhizella species-group. See Heppner (2023), Lepid. Novae, 15(3-4): 131; fig. 15, 18-19, 22-23, F3, M3. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Tebenna chrysobalia Heppner, 2023, n. sp.

References

Heppner, J.B., 2023. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 7. Genus Tebenna and new genus Pseudotebenna (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 15(3-4): 121-172. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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