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Choreutidae 47a0036 – 2643   Tebenna balsamorrhizella (Busck, 1904)

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Distribution: Canada: BC, AB; USA: WA, ID, MT, OR (Heppner 2023). Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae.  Host genera: Balsamorhiza Wyethia.  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) Description/ Field Marks: A member of the balsamorrhizella species-group. See Heppner (2023), Lepid. Novae, 15(3-4): 133; fig. 24, 26-27, 30-31, F4, M4. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: balsamorrhizella (Busck, 1904) (Choreutis) - MONA 1983: 2643; TL: Pullman, Whitman Co., WA.

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Busck, A., 1904. Tineid moths from British Columbia, with decriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 27: 748. Heppner, J.B., 2023. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 7. Genus Tebenna and new genus Pseudotebenna (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 15(3-4): 121-172. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at iNaturalist

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