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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). 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   Type locality: Pullman, Whitman Co., WA.

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. 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.

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