Neopalpa neonata is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southwest of North America, where it has been recorded throughout most of California, Arizona and the most western regions of Northern Mexico.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Neopalpa |
| Species: | N. neonata
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| Neopalpa neonata Povolný, 1998
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The other species in the genus Neopalpa is Neopalpa donaldtrumpi.
References
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- ^ Vazrick Nazari: Review of Neopalpa Povolný, 1998 with description of a new species from California and Baja California, Mexico (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). In: ZooKeys. Band 646, 2017, S. 79–94, DOI:10.3897/zookeys.646.11411.