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Gelechiidae 420775.10 – 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 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 Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths 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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