Elachistidae
421363.00 –
1098.1
– Elachista subalbidella
Schläger, 1847
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| Distribution: |
Type locality (subalbidella): Palestine.
Type locality (hiberna): Shepherd Mountain, Pike Co., OH. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Elachista subalbidella Schläger, 1847
• Elachista hiberna Braun, 1948
• Elachista nebulella Stainton, 1851
• Elachista ochreella Stainton, 1849
• Poeciloptilia subochrella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
• Elachista subochrella Morris, 1870 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Elachista subalbidella Schlager, 1847 includes as a synonym Elachista hiberna Braun, 1948 [1098] in Kaila, (1997). DNA barcode would appear to separate the New and Old World populations in two distinct groups, represented by BINs: BOLD:ABX6265 and AAC7905, BOLD:suggesting speciation. |
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| References |
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: AAC7905 (Europe)
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: ABX6265 (North America)
- Braun, A.F., 1948. Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 13: 52; figs. 14, 22, 22a, 25, 34, 73, 74. (hiberna)
- 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.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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