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Batrachedridae 59a1683 – 1418   Chedra pensor Hodges, 1966

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Description/ Field Marks: See Hodges, 1966: 639; figs. 31, 68, 70, 141. Similar Species: 1417 Chedra inquisitor, known from IL, is brown, not pale yellow. A plain dark male specimen collected by Terry Harrison from Mason Co., IL with genitalia matching pensor bears further investigation. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pensor Hodges, 1966 (Chedra) - MONA 1983: 1418   Type locality: West Fork, 16 mi. SW Flagstaff, Coconino Co., AZ.

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): 638; Figs. 30, 67, 71, 13. Species Page at Microleps.org U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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