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Genus Teleiopsis

Moth for ID 1882  - Teleiopsis baldiana
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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 Gelechiinae
Tribe Litini
Genus Teleiopsis
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Teleiopsis Sattler, 1960 (1)
Numbers
Teleiopsis baldiana is the only member of the genus that occurs north of Mexico. (1), (2)
Works Cited
1.Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico
Lee S., Hodges R.W., Brown R.L. 2009. Zootaxa 2231: 1–39.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.