Chedra pensor explained

Chedra pensor is a tiny dwarf moth in the family Batrachedridae.[1] [2] [3] It was collected by Ronald W. Hodges at a place called West Fork, 16miles southwest of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, in the United States, at 1981m (6,499feet) in elevation in early July,[4] and subsequently described by him in 1966.[5] It has been found in the US states of California,[6] Arizona[1] [4] and Illinois.[1] The holotype is kept at the Department of Entomology of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.[4] It is the type species of the genus Chedra.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family Batrachedridae . MICROLEPS.ORG . 13 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.
  3. Book: Hodges, Ronald W. . Ronald W. Hodges . The Gelechioidea . Kristensen . N.P. . 1999 . Handbuch der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology Vol. 4, part 35. Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies Vol. 1. Evolution, Systematics and Biogeography . Berlin . Walter de Gruyter . 131–158 . 9783110157048.
  4. Orrell T (2019). NMNH Extant Specimen Records. Version 1.26. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/hnhrg3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-12-22. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1317250729
  5. Hodges . Ronald W. . Ronald W. Hodges . December 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 . 25077925 .
  6. Web site: Chedra pensor – Hodges, 1966 . Moth Photographers Group . April 6, 2014.

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