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Gelechiidae: Xenolechia velatella? - Xenolechia

Gelechiidae: Xenolechia velatella? - Xenolechia
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
May 10, 2015
Size: Length ~ 7-8 mm
This specimen may be an example of Xenolechia velatella (Busck, 1907), according to Gregory R. Pohl (pers. comm., 10 May 2015). See pages 63 (Fig 5, for image) and 69 (for description) in J. Lep. Soc 59(2):61-82, 2005: http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/2000s/2005/2005(2)61-Pohl.pdf

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Gelechiidae: Xenolechia velatella? - Xenolechia Gelechiidae: Xenolechia velatella? - Xenolechia

probably not velatella
That species is known from AZ. Greg relied on J-F Landry. See update on the species page.

 
Thanks, Steve!
Thank you for the correction. When I ponder the gelechiids, I do so with deep and audible sighs. ;-)

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