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Choreutidae 47a0043 – 2645.2   Tebenna saltator Heppner, 2023

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Distribution: USA: Gila Co., AZ. Description/ Field Marks: A member of the gemmalis species-group. See Heppner (2023), Lepid. Novae, 15(3-4): 147; fig. 54, 58, 63, F11, M11. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: saltator Heppner, 2023 (Tebenna)   Type locality: Holotype: Roosevelt, Gila Co., AZ. Taxonomic Notes: Tebenna xeronastes Heppner, 2023, n. sp.

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. 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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