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Elachistidae 59a1402 – 1088.5   Elachista louisella Kaila, 1997

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: louisella Kaila, 1997 (Elachista)   Type locality: Holotype: California, Orange Co., Laguna Beach. Taxonomic Notes: Elachista louisella Kaila, 1997, n. sp., Acta Zoologica Fennica, v. 206, p. 1-93.

References

Kaila, L., 1997. A revision of the nearctic species of Elachista s.l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 206: 1-93. U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

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