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Gelechiidae 59a0787.74n – 1865.1   Neotelphusa n. sp.

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Distribution: Canada: QC, PE, NS, NL; USA: MS, LA, RI. Larva and Host Plants: Myrica (bayberry). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Neotelphusa n. sp. is an undescribed Myricaceae-feeding species. It is possible that this is the species historically treated as Neotelphusa sequax (Haworth, 1828), see Zeller (1873), a feeder of Helianthemum which is native to Europe.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAH4952 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Busck, A., 1903. A Revision of the American Moths of the Family Gelechiidae, with Descriptions of New Species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 25(1304): 884. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Zeller, P.C., 1873. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 23: 265.

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