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Batrachedridae 59a1683 – 1418   Chedra pensor Hodges, 1966

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Description/ Field Marks: See Hodges, 1966: 639; figs. 31, 68, 70, 141. Similar Species: 59a1682 Chedra inquisitor: known from IL, is brown, not pale yellow. A plain dark male specimen collected by Terry Harrison from Mason Co., IL with genitalia matching pensor bears further investigation. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pensor Hodges, 1966 (Chedra) - MONA 1983: 1418; TL: West Fork, 16 mi. SW Flagstaff, Coconino Co., AZ.

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): 638; Figs. 30, 67, 71, 13. Species Page at Microleps.org Species Page at iNaturalist U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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