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Pterophoridae 63a0076 – 6154.1   Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis Matthews, Gielis & Watkins, 2014              Chihuahuan Desert Plume

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Distribution: USA: eastern TX and possibly southeastern AZ. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: chihuahuaensis Matthews, Gielis & Watkins, 2014 (Pselnophorus)   Type locality: Holotype: Caverns of Sonora, Sutton Co., TX. Taxonomic Notes: Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis Matthews, Gielis & Watkins, 2014, n. sp., Insecta Mundi. 0364: 4.

References

Matthews, D.L., C. Gielis, R.A. Watkins, 2014. Three new species of Pselnophorus plume moths from southern United States (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Insecta Mundi, 0364: 1-18. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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