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Prodoxidae 210054 – 0198.1 – Tegeticula corruptrix Pellmyr, 1999

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Tegeticula corruptrix Pellmyr, 1999, n. sp., Systematic Entomology, v. 24, no. 3, p. 243-271.

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Pellmyr, O., 1999. A systematic revision of the yucca moths in the Tegeticula yuccasella complex north of Mexico. Systematic Entomology, 24(3): 259; Fig. 1L (PDF)

Genitalia: © Anthony W. Thomas; Head: © Allan Magnus , Arcola East-North Side, Regina, SK, Canada, 12July2024, Allan Magnus, leg. Det: Greg Pohl "... However the key characters for [T.] corruptrix females are: generally larger overall; no sign of pollen-carrying tentacles in mouthparts; slightly different tip of ovipositor; signa 0.5-1mm diameter (vs 0.95-1.2mm for yuccasella); corpus bursa slightly over 2x as wide as ductus bursa (vs much narrower ductus bursa and much more bulbous corpus bursa in yuccasella)... I'm confident this is T. corruptrix based on the mouthparts." (Greg Pohl, in lit., Feb, 2025; see full discussion in iNaturalist at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228828939).

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