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Species Polyhymno n-sp-two - Polyhymno n. sp. 2

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Thiotrichinae
Genus Polyhymno
Species n-sp-two (Polyhymno n. sp. 2)
Explanation of Names
Polyhymno n. sp. 2 is a represented at BOLD by BINs AAU7762 and ACR1616 and may represent two cryptic species, possibly undescribed.
Identification
Thorax white with a wide solid brown central stripe. Specimens in BINs AAU7762 and ACR1616 show a solid brown dorsal stripe; specimens in BIN AAU7762 show dorsum more pale and mixed with white outwardly.
cf. BIN: AAU7762

cf. BIN: AAU7762
Range
BOLD:AAU7762: TX, OK.
BOLD:ACR1616: southern UT.
BOLD:AAU7762: MS, AL, FL.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: AAU7762 (2)
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: ACR1616 (2)
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: AAU7762 (2)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 25 October, 2022 - 4:13am
Last updated 25 October, 2022 - 5:33am

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