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Elachistidae 59a1465 – 1132.2   Elachista dulcinella Kaila, 1999

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Similar Species: Elachista angularis (Braun, 1918) Elachista saccharella (Busck, 1934) Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: dulcinella Kaila, 1999 (Elachista); Holotype: Fisheating Cr., Palmdale, FL. Taxonomic Notes: Elachista dulcinella Kaila, 1999, n. sp., Acta Zool. Fennica, v. 211, p. 1-235.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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. U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

- Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

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