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Elachistidae
59a1475 – 1126   Elachista leucosticta Braun, 1948
Distribution Data for Elachista leucosticta
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Distribution: Type locality: Constance Bay, ON.
Description/
Field Marks:
Kaila, 1996: 219; figs. 4-6, 37, 58, 59, 79, 87.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Elachista leucosticta Braun, 1948
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: 72; figs. 89, 89a.
  • Kaila, L., 1996. Revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista I. The tetragonella group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae). Entomologica Scandinavica, 27: 217-238.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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