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Choreutidae 47a0044 – 2647   Tebenna gnaphaliella (Kearfott, 1902)              Everlasting Tebbena Moth

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Distribution: Canada: ON; USA: CA, AZ, TX and all states west of the Great Plains. Description/ Field Marks: A member of the onustana species-group. See Heppner (2023), Lepid. Novae, 15(3-4): 149; fig. 65, 67-68, 71-73, F12. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gnaphaliella (Kearfott, 1902) (Choreutis) - MONA 1983: 2647   Type locality: Chicago, [Cook Co.], IL. gnaphiella (Mosher, 1916) (Choreutis) missp.

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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Heppner, J.B., 2023. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 7. Genus Tebenna and new genus Pseudotebenna (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 15(3-4): 121-172. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.16f; p. 122. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org

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