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Elachistidae 59a1430 – 1110   Elachista sylvestris Braun, 1920

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: sylvestris Braun, 1920 (Elachista) - MONA 1983: 1110   Type locality: Cincinnati, OH.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Braun, A.F., 1920. Notes on Elachista with descriptions of new species (Microlepidoptera.). Ohio Journal of Science, 20: 169. Braun, A.F., 1948. Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 13: 67; figs. 28, 35, 81. 128, 128a.

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