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Batrachedridae 59a1668 – 1404   Batrachedra illusor Hodges, 1966

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Description/ Field Marks: See Hodges, 1966: 604; figs. 6, 44, 83, 112. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: illusor Hodges, 1966 (Batrachedra) - MONA 1983: 1404

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. Hodges, R.W., 1966. Review of New World Species of Batrachedra, with Description of Three New Genera (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 92(4): 585-651. Species Page at iNaturalist U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♀ (genitalia)

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