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Elachistidae 59a1486 – 1128.3   Elachista cerasella Kaila, 1996

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cerasella Kaila, 1996 (Elachista)   Type locality: Holotype: "Nebraska: Cherry Co., Ft. Niobrara NWR". Taxonomic Notes: Elachista cerasella Kaila, 1996, n. sp., Ent. Scand., 27: 235; figs. 19, 20, 51, 66, 85, 93.

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. Kaila, L., 1996. Revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista I. The tetragonella group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae). Entomologica Scandinavica, 27: 217-238. U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

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