Naera
Chambers, 1875
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2Naera is a of small in the Gelechiidae, Aristoteliinae. The genus was described by Chambers in 1875 and is known to contain at least one , Naera fuscocristatella. The genus is to North America, with records from the south-central and southeastern United States.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Naera: /ˈnaɪərə/
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Identification
Members of Naera can be recognized by distinctive forewing patterning: ash grey to nearly white ground color, sometimes suffused with ochreous and brown. Key diagnostic features include four brown spots arranged along the , with the first at the base and subsequent spots following in a line slightly departing from the extreme costa; a small brown spot beneath the fold opposite the space between the last two costal spots; and a prominent tuft of raised beneath the fold at about half the wing length, with the portion brown and portion white. Additional tufts occur behind the , positioned opposite each other at the costal and margins. Hindwing and body characters are not described in available sources.
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Distribution
North America: recorded from Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas.
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Type species
Naera fuscocristatella Chambers, 1875 is the type and only confirmed of the .