Neopalpa is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. They are found in California, Arizona, and northern Mexico. Neopalpa is classified in the tribe Gnorimoschemini and is most closely related to the genera Ochrodia and Ephysteris.[1]
Neopalpa | |
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Neopalpa neonata (left) and Neopalpa donaldtrumpi (right) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Tribe: | Gnorimoschemini |
Genus: | Neopalpa Povolný, 1998 |
Species | |
Two, see text | |
Distribution of N. neonata (red dots) and N. donaldtrumpi (yellow triangles) |
Species
editThe genus contains the following two species:
References
editWikispecies has information related to Neopalpa.
- ^ a b Nazari, Vazrick (2017). "Review of Neopalpa Povolný, 1998 with description of a new species from California and Baja California, Mexico (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)". ZooKeys (646): 79–94. doi:10.3897/zookeys.646.11411. PMC 5299441. PMID 28228677.
- ^ "Neopalpa Povolný, 1998" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ mothphotographersgroup