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Batrachedridae 59a1682 – 1417   Chedra inquisitor Hodges, 1966

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Description/ Field Marks: See Hodges, 1966: 638; figs. 30, 67, 71, 138. Similar Species: Chedra pensor, known from AZ, is pale yellow typically with two spots at 1/3 and 3/5 from base, not brown as in C. inquisitor. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: inquisitor Hodges, 1966 (Chedra) - MONA 1983: 1417; TL: Putnam Co., IL.

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. Hodges, R.W., 1966. Review of New World Species of Batrachedra, with Description of Three New Genera (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 92(4): 639; figs. 31, 68, 70, 141. U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♀ (genitalia)

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