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Choreutidae 47a0040 – 2646.1   Tebenna hesperia Heppner, 2023

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Distribution: CA, OR (Heppner 2023). Description/ Field Marks: A member of the gemmalis species-group. See Heppner (2023), Lepid. Novae, 15(3-4): 141; fig. 42, 44-45, 48-49, F8, M8. Similar Species: Tebenna immutabilis (Braun, 1927) replaces hesperia in northern CA. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hesperia Heppner, 2023 (Tebenna)   Type locality: Holotype: Del Valle Lk., Patterson Reserve, Alameda Co., CA. Taxonomic Notes: Tebenna hesperia Heppner, 2023, n. sp.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Heppner, J.B., 2023. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 7. Genus Tebenna and new genus Pseudotebenna (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 15(3-4): 121-172.

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