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Elachistidae 59a1429 – 1105   Elachista maculoscella (Clemens, 1860)

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Distribution: Type locality (maculoscella): Pennsylvania. Type locality (unifasciella): "Canada". Type locality (nitidiuscula): Cincinnati, OH Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Cosmiotes maculoscella Clemens, 1860 • Elachista nitidiuscula Braun, 1948 • Elachista unifasciella Chambers, 1875

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Braun, A.F., 1948. Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 13: 60 (unifasciella), 61(maculoscella), 69; figs. 78, 125, 125a (nitidiuscula). Kaila, L., 1999. A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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