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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 (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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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